Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary

Dromedaries have been fundamental to the development of human societies in arid landscapes and for long-distance trade across hostile hot terrains for 3,000 y. Today they continue to be an important livestock resource in marginal agro-ecological zones. However, the history of dromedary domestication...

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Main Authors: Almathen, Faisal, Charruau, Pauline, Mohandesan, Elmira, Mwacharo, Joram M., Orozco-terWengel, Pablo, Pitt, Daniel, Abdussamad, Abdussamad M., Uerpmann, Hans-Peter, Uerpmann, Margarethe, De Cupere, Bea, Magee, Peter, Alnaqeeb, Majed A., Salim, Bashir, Raziq, Abdul, Dessie, Tadelle, Abdelhadi, Omer M., Banabazi, Mohammad H., Al-Eknah, Marzook, Walzer, Chris, Faye, Bernard, Hofreiter, Michael, Peters, Joris, Hanotte, Olivier, Burger, Pamela A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2016
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34506/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34506/
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http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34506/1/PNAS-2016-Almathen-6707-12.pdf