Inferences about the population history of Rangifer tarandus from Y chromosome and mtDNA phylogenies

• 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: 2024
• Subjects: caribou; haplotypes; population genetics; reindeer; uniparental markers; /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/1/18/1; name=Ecology; evolutionary biology; /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/1/18/4; name=Genetics; developmental biology; physiology; Arctic; Svalbard; The ''Y''; Fennoscandian; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/13c27a38-03cb-455d-b225-499de8c684da; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11573; https://lacris.ulapland.fi/ws/files/42193265/Inferences_about_the_population_history_of_Rangifer_tarandus_from_Y_chromosome_and.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85195664376&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85195664376&partnerID=8YFLogxK

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...