Genetic analysis of lice supports direct contact between modern and archaic humans

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Science
Department Biology
Creator Clayton, Dale H.; Rogers, Alan R.
Other Author Reed David L.; Smith, Vincent S.; Hammond, Shaless L.
Title Genetic analysis of lice supports direct contact between modern and archaic humans
Date 2004
Description Parasites can be used as unique markers to investigate host evolutionary history, independent of host data. Here we show that modern human head lice, Pediculus humanus, are composed of two ancient lineages, whose origin predates modern Homo sapiens by an order of magnitude (ca. 1.18 million years).
Type Text
Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Volume 2
Issue 11
First Page 1972
Last Page 1983
Subject Pediculus humanus; Head lice; Molecular phylogeny; Phthirus
Subject LCSH Lice; Pediculus -- Phylogeny; Human evolution; Neanderthals
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Reed D. L., Smith, V. S., Hammond, S. L., Rogers, A. R., & Clayton, D. H. (2004). Genetic analysis of lice supports direct contact between modern and archaic humans. Public Library of Science Biology, 2(11), 1972-83.
Rights Management http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p5665f
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