Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Emily Puckett, Jane Park, Matthew Combs, Michael J Blum, Juliet E Bryant, Adalgisa Caccone, Federico Costa, Eva E Deinum, Alexander Esther, Chelsea G Himsworth, Peter D Keightley, Albert Ko, Ake Lundkvist, Lorraine M McElhinney, Serge Morand, , Jason Munshi-South
This study uses SNP data to infer the global phylogeography of brown rats, revealing 13 evolutionary clusters and tracing their expansion routes linked to human trade and urban environments.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2016Evolutionary Biology