Stanton, David W. G., Manin, Aurelie, Evin, Allowen, Tabbada, Kristina, Linderholm, Anna, Drinkwater, Rosie, Thalmann, Olaf, Ng'ang'a, Said I., Amano, Noel, Anderson, Atholl, and others. (2026) Genomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the Pacific. Science, 391 (6780). Article Number eadv4963. ISSN 0036-8075. (doi:10.1126/science.adv4963) (KAR id:112724)
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Abstract
Several millennia of human-mediated translocation of non-native pig species (genus ) to the islands of Wallacea and Oceania have considerably altered local ecosystems. To investigate the timing and trajectory of these introductions, we conducted both genomic analyses of 576 pig nuclear genomes and a geometric morphometric analysis of 708 modern and ancient dental remains. Our analyses demonstrate that free-living and domestic pigs in Wallacea and Oceania have diverse ancestries resulting from the introduction of multiple sequential pig populations followed by gene flow. Despite the variability in their genomic ancestry, these pigs all have a distinct tooth morphology as well as a genetic link to the Chinese domestic pig populations that accompanied the dispersal of Austronesian language speakers ~4000 to 3000 years ago via Taiwan and the Philippines.
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1126/science.adv4963 |
| Additional information: | For the purpose of open access, the author(s) has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Genome, Introduced Species, Humans, Tooth - anatomy & histology, Sus scrofa - genetics - anatomy & histology, Animals, Gene Flow, Genomics, Philippines |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology) |
| Institutional Unit: | Institutes > Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology |
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| Funders: | University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56) |
| SWORD Depositor: | JISC Publications Router |
| Depositing User: | JISC Publications Router |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2026 10:17 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2026 01:58 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/112724 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Meijaard, Erik.
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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8685-3685
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| CReDIT Contributor Roles: | Writing - review and editing, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Resources, Conceptualisation |
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