Munshi-South, Jason, Garcia, Joseph A, Orton, David orcid.org/0000-0003-4069-8004 et al. (1 more author) (2024) The evolutionary history of wild and domestic brown rats (Rattus norvegicus). Science (New York, N.Y.). pp. 1292-1297. ISSN 0036-8075
Abstract
The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) occupies nearly every terrestrial habitat with a human presence and is one of our most important model organisms. Despite this prevalence, gaps remain in understanding the evolution of brown rat commensalism, their global dispersal, and mechanisms underlying contemporary adaptations to diverse environments. In this Review, we explore recent advances in the evolutionary history of brown rats and discuss key challenges, including finding and accurately dating historical specimens, disentangling histories of multiple domestication events, and synthesizing functional variation in wild rat populations with the development of laboratory strains. Advances in zooarchaeology and population genomics will usher in a new golden age of research on the evolutionary biology of brown rats, with positive feedbacks on their use as biomedical models.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the University’s Research Publications and Open Access policy. |
Keywords: | Animals,Rats,Animals, Wild/genetics,Biological Evolution,Domestication,Phylogeny,Symbiosis,Population |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number WELLCOME TRUST HSS small grant EUROPEAN COMMISSION EP/X03058X/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2024 09:40 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2024 00:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp1166 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1126/science.adp1166 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:219265 |
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