The Commensal animals in the Pacific – What might DNA results suggest about the animal-human relationships through time?

Summary

For the last twenty years we have been studying modern and ancient DNA of the various commensal animals in the Pacific. Different patterns of distribution and genetic variation exist and may provide information regarding the animal-human relationships and the role these animals played in the various Pacific cultures through time.

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The Commensal animals in the Pacific – What might DNA results suggest about the animal-human relationships through time?. Lisa Matisoo-Smith, Karen Greig, Katrina West, Anna Gosling. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 430481)

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Spatial Coverage

min long: 111.973; min lat: -52.052 ; max long: -87.715; max lat: 53.331 ;

Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 14492