TY - JOUR
T1 - On the Rat Trail in Near Oceania: Applying the Commensal Model to the Question of the Lapita Colonization
AU - Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth
AU - Hingston, M
AU - Summerhayes, Glenn
AU - Robins, Judith
AU - Ross, Howard A
AU - Hendy, Mike D.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Presented here are the most recent results of our studies of Ratus exulans, one of the main commensal animals transported across the Pacific by Lapita peoples and their descendants. We sampled several locations in Near Oceania to determine distribution of R. exulans mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes in the region. We also obtained data regarding distribution of other introduced Rattus species to several islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. Our results suggest that there were multiple introductions of R. exulans to the region, which may suggest a more complex history for Lapita populations in Near Oceania.
AB - Presented here are the most recent results of our studies of Ratus exulans, one of the main commensal animals transported across the Pacific by Lapita peoples and their descendants. We sampled several locations in Near Oceania to determine distribution of R. exulans mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes in the region. We also obtained data regarding distribution of other introduced Rattus species to several islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. Our results suggest that there were multiple introductions of R. exulans to the region, which may suggest a more complex history for Lapita populations in Near Oceania.
U2 - 10.2984/049.063.0402
DO - 10.2984/049.063.0402
M3 - Article
VL - 63
SP - 465
EP - 475
JO - Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
JF - Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
IS - 4
ER -