Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska
Many well-preserved bones of medium-sized goose have been recovered from the Zeto Point archaeological site (ADK-011) on Adak Island in the central Aleutians, Alaska, that date to ca. 170–415 years before present based on conventional radiometric dates of the deposits. This prehistoric sample includ...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z11-027 2024-06-23T07:45:13+00:00 Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska Wilson, B.J. Crockford, S.J. Johnson, J.W. Malhi, R.S. Kemp, B.M. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z11-027 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/z11-027 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z11-027 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 89, issue 8, page 732-743 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 journal-article 2011 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z11-027 2024-06-13T04:10:50Z Many well-preserved bones of medium-sized goose have been recovered from the Zeto Point archaeological site (ADK-011) on Adak Island in the central Aleutians, Alaska, that date to ca. 170–415 years before present based on conventional radiometric dates of the deposits. This prehistoric sample includes remains of adults and unfledged goslings that defied confident identification based on osteological criteria. While the presence of newborns indicates that Adak was a breeding ground, which species was doing the nesting remained uncertain. Of the five species of medium-sized goose (order Anseriformes, family Anatidae) known or presumed to visit Adak Island, three are rarely sighted. The only common visitor is the Emperor Goose ( Chen canagica (Sevastianov, 1802)). The Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia (Brandt, 1836)) breeds elsewhere in the Aleutians but does not currently breed on Adak Island and there are no records of it nesting there in the past. Here DNA sequences from portions of the cytochrome b (cytb) gene and the control region (CR) of the mitochondrial genome were recovered from 28 of 29 Adak prehistoric goose remains. All adult specimens identified to species were either C. canagica or B. h. leuopareia, but all specifically identified juvenile specimens were B. h. leuopareia. The results demonstrate that Adak Island was a breeding ground of the Aleutian Cackling Goose prior to European contact. Article in Journal/Newspaper Aleutian Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii leucopareia Alaska Canadian Science Publishing Adak ENVELOPE(59.561,59.561,66.502,66.502) Canadian Journal of Zoology 89 8 732 743 |
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Many well-preserved bones of medium-sized goose have been recovered from the Zeto Point archaeological site (ADK-011) on Adak Island in the central Aleutians, Alaska, that date to ca. 170–415 years before present based on conventional radiometric dates of the deposits. This prehistoric sample includes remains of adults and unfledged goslings that defied confident identification based on osteological criteria. While the presence of newborns indicates that Adak was a breeding ground, which species was doing the nesting remained uncertain. Of the five species of medium-sized goose (order Anseriformes, family Anatidae) known or presumed to visit Adak Island, three are rarely sighted. The only common visitor is the Emperor Goose ( Chen canagica (Sevastianov, 1802)). The Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia (Brandt, 1836)) breeds elsewhere in the Aleutians but does not currently breed on Adak Island and there are no records of it nesting there in the past. Here DNA sequences from portions of the cytochrome b (cytb) gene and the control region (CR) of the mitochondrial genome were recovered from 28 of 29 Adak prehistoric goose remains. All adult specimens identified to species were either C. canagica or B. h. leuopareia, but all specifically identified juvenile specimens were B. h. leuopareia. The results demonstrate that Adak Island was a breeding ground of the Aleutian Cackling Goose prior to European contact. |
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Wilson, B.J. Crockford, S.J. Johnson, J.W. Malhi, R.S. Kemp, B.M. Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska |
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Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska |
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Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska |
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Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska |
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Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska |
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Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska |
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genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of aleutian cackling goose ( branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on adak island, central aleutians, alaska |
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