Genomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the Pacific
David W. G. Stanton, Aurélie Manin, Allowen Evin, Kristina A. Tabbada, Anna E. Linderholm, Rosie Drinkwater, Olaf Thalmann, Said Ismael Ng’ang’a, Noel Amano, Atholl Anderson, Ross Barnett, Patrick Barrière, Stuart Bedford, Peter S. Bellwood, Adam Brumm, , Laurent Frantz
The paper uses genomic and morphometric analyses to show that pigs in Wallacea and Oceania have diverse ancestries linked to Austronesian dispersal 4,000-3,000 years ago.
Science · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology