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Reply to Dwyer and Minnegal: Genetics supersedes observational records regarding New Guinea canids

Year: 2021
Type: letter
Abstract: (1) seeks to validate the identity of the New Guinea highland wild dogs (HWD) using genomics, characterize the shared origin of HWD with modern captive New Guinea singing dogs (NGSD), and determine their relatedness to other Oceanic canids. Dwyer and Minnegal (2, 3) argue that, prior to colonization, NGSD and HWD were not discrete from New Guinea village dogs. Their critique rests on two arguments. First, they claim that the New Guinea village dog data used by us from Shannon et al. ( Second, using morphological and behavioral data, they state that New Guinea village dogs, inclusive of NGSD and New Guinea HWD, are a heterogeneous, mictic population (2), in contrast to our findings (1).
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022368118
Authors: Kylie M. Cairns, Suriani Surbakti, Heidi G. Parker, James K. McIntyre, Hendra K. Maury, Meagan Selvig, Margaretha Pangau-Adam, Apolo Safonpo, Leonardo Numberi, Dirk Y. P. Runtuboi, Elaine A. Ostrander, Brian W. Davis
Institutions: UNSW Sydney, Cenderawasih University, National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, New Guinea Highland Wild Dog Foundation, University of Göttingen, Texas A&M University
Language: English
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3136772954
Cites: 6
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