Brigitte Pakendorf

Global patterns of genetic admixture reveal effects of language contact

The paper uses genetic admixture to estimate language contact effects globally, finding shared features between admixed populations and language pairs in the same area.

Investigating demic versus cultural diffusion and sex bias in the spread of Austronesian languages in Vietnam

This study analyzes genetic data from Austronesian and Austroasiatic groups in Vietnam to determine whether language spread was due to demic or cultural diffusion, finding evidence of both.

The paternal and maternal genetic history of Vietnamese populations

This study analyzes mtDNA and Y chromosome sequences from Vietnamese populations to reveal genetic diversity patterns not correlated with geography or language, highlighting isolation and limited contact as major factors.

The role of matrilineality in shaping patterns of Y chromosome and mtDNA sequence variation in southwestern Angola

The paper analyzes Y chromosome and mtDNA variation in southwestern Angola to explore the impact of matrilineality on genetic diversity and population history.

Genetic structure and sex-biased gene flow in the history of southern African populations

The paper investigates the genetic history of southern African populations, finding an eastern African origin for Y-chromosome haplogroup E1b1b and significant sex-biased gene flow during the Bantu expansion.

Cultural Innovations influence patterns of genetic diversity in Northwestern Amazonia

The paper analyzes NRY and mtDNA data from Northwestern Amazonia to show how cultural practices like exogamy and residential rules influence genetic diversity patterns and demographic history.

The maternal genetic history of the Angolan Namib Desert: a key region for understanding the peopling of southern Africa

The paper analyzes maternal genetic structure in Namib Desert populations to evaluate peopling hypotheses, finding strong Bantu influences and endogamous matriclanic systems.

The complex admixture history and recent southern origins of Siberian populations

This paper develops new methods to analyze complex admixture histories in Siberian populations and finds multiple recent admixture events and southern origins for most Siberian groups.

Refining the Y chromosome phylogeny with southern African sequences

This paper analyzes Y chromosome sequences from southern African populations to refine the human Y chromosome phylogeny, identifying new haplogroups and estimating older divergence dates.

Migration and interaction in a contact zone: mtDNA variation among Bantu-speakers in southern Africa

This study analyzes mtDNA variation among Bantu-speakers in southern Africa to assess genetic differentiation between Eastern and Western Bantu branches and admixture with local populations.