GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Mediterranean dispersal imposed bottlenecks in Neolithic sheep and goats
Áine Halpin, Jolijn A. M. Erven, Roger Alcàntra…·Kevin G. Daly
The paper analyzes palaeogenomes of Neolithic sheep and goats to show that Mediterranean dispersal caused genetic bottlenecks, reducing effective population sizes and increasing homozygosity in Iberian livestock.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.21.739115