Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of evolutionary history of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids
Poulakakis N, Parmakelis A, Lymberakis P, Mylonas M, Zouros E, Reese D, Glaberman S, Caccone A. Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of evolutionary history of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids. Biology Letters 2006, 2: 451-454. PMID: 17148428, PMCID: PMC1686204, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary historyDNA sequencesAncient DNA studiesDNA fragmentsMultiple displacement amplification (MDA) methodPygmy mammothsIndependent historyShort DNA sequencesB-DNA fragmentEastern MediterraneanMediterranean islandsPhylogenetic analysisMolecular dataMainland samplesCretan sampleDNA studiesHistoryElephantidsDiagnostic sitesElephasPrevailing viewIslandsMammothsMammuthusSequence