Alexander J. F. Verry

This study uses modern and ancient DNA data to show that Madagascar turtle doves colonized Mauritius and Reunion independently from Madagascar before human arrival, challenging historical accounts of human-induced demographic collapse.

This study uses genetic analysis of ancient seal samples to show that southern elephant seals recolonized the Southern Ocean from multiple glacial refugia during postglacial periods.

The paper uses ancient mitogenomes to show that Southern Hemisphere mergansers may share a common ancestor with Northern Hemisphere mergansers, suggesting a single dispersal event.