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May 19th, 2009
Genetic Analysis of the Origins of Domestic South American Camelids
Genetics And Animal Domestication. 2004.
Ancestors of the family Camelidae originated in North America during the Eocene, 40–45 MYA, with the division between Lamini and Camelini (the tribes of New and Old World camelids, respectively) dating to 11 MYA. Their subsequent migration to South America
and Asia occurred 3 MYA, with representatives… Read more
May 19th, 2009
Pre-Conquest Alpaca and Llama Breeding
The Camelid Quarterly, December 2005.
Both archaeozoological and ethnohistorical sources document the pivotal role of pastoralism in the Andean economy prior to European contact… Read more
May 19th, 2009
The Question of Alpaca Origins
The Camelid Quarterly, December 2005.
Almost every paper I have written about alpaca origins has contained a statement to the effect that the origin of this animal remains a matter of debate… Read more
May 19th, 2009
Evolution and Origin of the Domestic Camelids
ILR Report, Summer 2003
To date the earliest evidence of camelid domestication comes from archaeological sites located between 4,000 and 4,900 m (13,120- to 16,072- foot) elevation, in the puna ecosystem of the Peruvian Andes. Both guanaco (Lama glama cacsilensis) and vicuña (Vicugna vicugna mensalis) have inhabited this tundra environment…
May 19th, 2009
Genetic analisys reveals the wild ancestors of the Llama and Alpaca
The Royal Society 2001
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May 19th, 2009
Molecular evolution of the family Camelidae: a mitocondrial DNA study
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 1994
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May 19th, 2009
Evolution of high andean puna ecosystems: Environment, climate, and culture change over the last 12,000 years in the central andes
Mountain Research and Development 1993
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Jane Wheeler is Vice President for Research, CONOPA (Coordinadora de Investigaci ón y Desarrollo de Camélidos Sudamericanos), Lima, Perú. She holds degrees from American University, Cambridge University, and the University of Michigan, and completed postdoctoral studies at the University of Paris. For more than 30 years she has conducted broad based research on the South American camelids.