Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk
The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by integrating genetic data, GPS-based ocean current data, and analyses of populatio...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:1956/23382 2023-05-15T16:22:54+02:00 Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk Thomas, Jessica E Carvalho, Gary R. James, Haile Rawlence, Nicolas J. Martin, Michael David Ho, Simon Y.W. Sigfússon, Arnór Jósefsson, Vigfús A. Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André E.R. Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Julia Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan Terje Nilson, Göran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldså, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius Knapp, Michael 2020-01-17T10:54:53Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1956/23382 https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.47509 eng eng eLife Sciences Publications urn:issn:2050-084X https://hdl.handle.net/1956/23382 https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.47509 cristin:1771028 Attribution CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Copyright 2019 The Authors eLIFE Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.47509 2023-03-14T17:41:48Z The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by integrating genetic data, GPS-based ocean current data, and analyses of population viability. We sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes of 41 individuals from across the species’ geographic range and reconstructed population structure and population dynamics throughout the Holocene. Taken together, our data do not provide any evidence that great auks were at risk of extinction prior to the onset of intensive human hunting in the early 16th century. In addition, our population viability analyses reveal that even if the great auk had not been under threat by environmental change, human hunting alone could have been sufficient to cause its extinction. Our results emphasise the vulnerability of even abundant and widespread species to intense and localised exploitation. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Great auk North Atlantic University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) eLife 8 |
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The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by integrating genetic data, GPS-based ocean current data, and analyses of population viability. We sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes of 41 individuals from across the species’ geographic range and reconstructed population structure and population dynamics throughout the Holocene. Taken together, our data do not provide any evidence that great auks were at risk of extinction prior to the onset of intensive human hunting in the early 16th century. In addition, our population viability analyses reveal that even if the great auk had not been under threat by environmental change, human hunting alone could have been sufficient to cause its extinction. Our results emphasise the vulnerability of even abundant and widespread species to intense and localised exploitation. publishedVersion |
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Thomas, Jessica E Carvalho, Gary R. James, Haile Rawlence, Nicolas J. Martin, Michael David Ho, Simon Y.W. Sigfússon, Arnór Jósefsson, Vigfús A. Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André E.R. Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Julia Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan Terje Nilson, Göran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldså, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius Knapp, Michael |
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Thomas, Jessica E Carvalho, Gary R. James, Haile Rawlence, Nicolas J. Martin, Michael David Ho, Simon Y.W. Sigfússon, Arnór Jósefsson, Vigfús A. Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André E.R. Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Julia Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan Terje Nilson, Göran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldså, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius Knapp, Michael Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk |
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Thomas, Jessica E Carvalho, Gary R. James, Haile Rawlence, Nicolas J. Martin, Michael David Ho, Simon Y.W. Sigfússon, Arnór Jósefsson, Vigfús A. Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F. Castruita, Jose A. Samaniego Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André E.R. Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Julia Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan Terje Nilson, Göran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldså, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius Knapp, Michael |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the Great Auk |
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demographic reconstruction from ancient dna supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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