• 863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken 

  Wang, M-S; Thakur, M; Peng, M-S; Jiang, Y; Frantz, LAF; Li, M; Zhang, J-J; Wang, S; Peters, J; Otecko, NO (Springer Nature, 2020-08)

  Despite the substantial role that chickens have played in human societies across the world, both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication remain controversial. To address this issue, we analyzed 863 genomes ...

• Genomes of Pleistocene Siberian Wolves Uncover Multiple Extinct Wolf Lineages 

  Ramos-Madrigal, J; Sinding, M-HS; Caroe, C; Mak, SST; Niemann, J; Castruita, JAS; Fedorov, S; Kandyba, A; Germonpre, M; Bocherens, H (Elsevier, 2021-01-11)

• Dog domestication and the dual dispersal of people and dogs into the Americas 

  Perri, AR; Feuerborn, TR; Frantz, LAF; Larson, G; Malhi, RS; Meltzer, DJ; Witt, KE (PNAS, 2021-02-09)

  Advances in the isolation and sequencing of ancient DNA have begun to reveal the population histories of both people and dogs. Over the last 10,000 y, the genetic signatures of ancient dog remains have been linked with ...

• Genetic origins and diversity of bushpigs from Madagascar (Potamochoerus larvatus, family Suidae) 

  Lee, C; Day, J; Goodman, SM; Pedrono, M; Besnard, G; Frantz, L; Taylor, PJ; Herrera, MJ; Gongora, J (Nature Publishing Group, 2020-11-26)

  The island of Madagascar, situated off the southeast coast of Africa, shows the first evidence of human presence ~ 10,000 years ago; however, other archaeological data indicates a settlement of the modern peoples of the ...

• Genomic analysis on pygmy hog reveals extensive interbreeding during wild boar expansion (vol 10, 1992, 2019) 

  Liu, L; Bosse, M; Megens, H-J; Frantz, LAF; Lee, Y-L; Irving-Pease, EK; Narayan, G; Groenen, MAM; Madsen, O (2020-12-03)

• Genetic Diversity, Inbreeding Level, and Genetic Load in Endangered Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus) 

  Kuang, W; Hu, J; Wu, H; Fen, X; Dai, Q; Fu, Q; Xiao, W; Frantz, L; Roos, C; Nadler, T (Frontiers, 2020-12-15)

  The snub-nosed monkey genus (Rhinopithecus) comprises five closely related species (R. avunculus, R. bieti, R. brelichi, R. roxellana, and R. strykeri). All are among the world's rarest and most endangered primates. However, ...

• Genome sequencing of oomycete isolates from Chile supports the New Zealand origin of Phytophthora kernoviae and makes available the first Nothophytophthora sp. genome. 

  Studholme, DJ; Panda, P; Sanfuentes Von Stowasser, E; González, M; Hill, R; Sambles, C; Grant, M; Williams, NM; McDougal, RL (Wiley, 2019-03)

  Genome sequences were generated for six oomycete isolates collected from forests in Valdivia, Chile. Three of the isolates were identified morphologically as Phytophthora kernoviae, whereas two were similar to other clade ...

• Exploratory analysis reveals arthropod consumption in 10 lemur species using DNA metabarcoding 

  Rowe, AK; Donohue, ME; Clare, EL; Drinkwater, R; Koenig, A; Ridgway, ZM; Martin, LD; Nomenjanahary, ES; Zakamanana, F; Randriamanandaza, LJ (Wiley, 2021-04-05)

  Arthropods (insects, spiders, etc.) can fulfill major nutritional requirements for primates, particularly in terms of proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Yet, for many primate species we know very little about the ...

• eDNAir: proof of concept that animal DNA can be collected from air sampling 

  Clare, EL; Economou, CK; Faulkes, CG; Gilbert, JD; Bennett, F; Drinkwater, R; Littlefair, JE (PeerJ, 2021-03-31)

  Environmental DNA (eDNA) is one of the fastest developing tools for species biomonitoring and ecological research. However, despite substantial interest from research, commercial and regulatory sectors, it has remained ...

• 4-Cyano-3-oxotetrahydrothiophene (c-THT): An Ideal Acrylonitrile Anion Equivalent 

  Richard, F; Mateos, C; Arseniyadis, S (Thieme, 2021-01-01)

  4-Cyano-3-oxotetrahydrothiophene (c-THT) has much more to offer than just a platform to various heterocyclic scaffolds. This solid, bench-stable and commercially available reagent can be readily transformed into thioglycolic ...

• The effects of a reading-based intervention on emotion processing in children who have suffered early adversity and war related trauma 

  Michalek, J; Lisi, M; Awad, D; Hadfield, K; Mareschal, I; Dajani, R (Frontiers Media, 2021-03)

  Early adversity and trauma can have profound effects on children’s affective development and mental health outcomes. Interventions that improve mental health and socioemotional development are essential to mitigate these ...

• Seasonal feeding plasticity can facilitate coexistence of dominant omnivores in Neotropical streams 

  Neves, MP; Kratina, P; Delariva, RL; Jones, JI; Fialho, CB (Springer, 2021-03-06)

  Coexistence of ecomorphologically similar species in diverse Neotropical ecosystems has been a focus of long-term debate among ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Such coexistence can be promoted by trophic plasticity ...

• Regulation of photosynthetic electron flow on dark to light transition by Ferredoxin:NADP(H) Oxidoreductase interactions. 

  Kramer, M; Rodriguez-Heredia, M; Saccon, F; Mosebach, L; Twachtmann, M; Krieger-Liszkay, A; Duffy, C; Knell, RJ; Finazzi, G; Hanke, GT (eLife, 2021-03-09)

  During photosynthesis, electron transport is necessary for carbon assimilation and must be regulated to minimize free radical damage. There is a longstanding controversy over the role of a critical enzyme in this process ...

• Photoinduced hole hopping through tryptophans in proteins 

  Záliš, S; Heyda, J; Šebesta, F; Winkler, JR; Gray, HB; Vlček, A (PNAS, 2021-03-08)

  Hole hopping through tryptophan/tyrosine chains enables rapid unidirectional charge transport over long distances. We have elucidated structural and dynamical factors controlling hopping speed and efficiency in two modified ...

• New insights into the role of solution additive anions in Mg2+ dehydration: implications for mineral carbonation 

  Toroz, D; Song, FV; Chass, GA; Di Tommaso, D (Royal Chemical Society, 2021-03-01)

  Simulations of hydrated Mg2+, in the absence and presence of several solution additive anions, show that in pure liquid water Mg(H2O)62+ is the only stable coordination state; yet anions may stabilise undercoordinated ...

• Coupled nitrification and N2 gas production as a cryptic process in oxic riverbeds. 

  Ouyang, L; Thamdrup, B; Trimmer, M (Nature Publishing Group, 2021-02-22)

  The coupling between nitrification and N2 gas production to recycle ammonia back to the atmosphere is a key step in the nitrogen cycle that has been researched widely. An assumption for such research is that the products ...

• Optical and Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Studies of CN-Substituted Bipyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium(II). 

  Taylor, JO; Pižl, M; Kloz, M; Rebarz, M; McCusker, CE; McCusker, JK; Záliš, S; Hartl, F; Vlček, A (American Chemical Society, 2021-03-01)

  Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes [Ru(CN-Me-bpy) x (bpy)3-x]2+ (CN-Me-bpy = 4,4'-dicyano-5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, and x = 1-3, abbreviated as 1 2+ , 2 2+ , and 3 2+ ) undergo four (1 2+ ) or ...

• New data on tail lengths and variation along the caudal series in the non-avialan dinosaurs. 

  Hone, DWE; Persons, WS; Le Comber, SC (PeerJ, 2021-02)

  The tails of non-avialan dinosaurs varied considerably in terms of overall length, total number of vertebrae, and gross form and function. A new dataset confirms that there is little or no consistent relationship between ...

• Investigation of transitions between the M-phases in AgNbO3 based ceramics 

  Yan, Z; Zhang, D; Zhou, X; Zhang, M; Zhang, L; Zhang, H; Xue, G; Abrahams, I; Yan, H (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-02-14)

  Ceramics based on AgNbO3 show field-induced phase transitions from antiferroelectric (AFE) to ferroelectric (FE) phases which are of interest for high power energy storage in dielectric capacitors. AgNbO3 shows complex ...

• Profiling of Active Microorganisms by Stable Isotope Probing-Metagenomics. 

  Kröber, E; Eyice, Ö (2019)

  Stable isotope probing (SIP) provides researchers a culture-independent method to retrieve nucleic acids from active microbial populations performing a specific metabolic activity in complex ecosystems. In recent years, ...

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