Inferences about the population history of

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Bozlak, Elif, Pokharel, Kisun, Weldenegodguad, Melak, Paasivaara, Antti, Stammler, Florian, Røed, Knut H, Kantanen, Juha, Wallner, Barbara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PubMed Central 2024
• Subjects: caribou; haplotypes; population genetics; reindeer; uniparental markers; Arctic; Svalbard; The ''Y''; Fennoscandian; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11573; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38863721; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11164974/

Reindeer, called caribou in North America, has a circumpolar distribution and all extant populations belong to the same species (Rangifer tarandus). It has survived the Holocene thanks to its immense adaptability and successful coexistence with humans in different forms of hunting and herding cultur...