Early history of European domestic cattle as revealed by ancient DNA

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-159

  Bollongino, R ^a   Edwards, C J ^b   Alt, K W ^a   Burger, J ^a   Bradley, D G ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Bos taurus; Domestication; Mitochondrial haplotypes; Neolithic; Starburst network

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DOMESTIC SPECIES;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33644911741     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0404     Document Type: Article

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