Publications ·
Concern Over Peru’s Coarsening Alpaca Fibre.
By Francis Rainsford. Northwest Alpacas. 2007.
Mounting concern is being expressed in Peru over the steady increase of coarser
alpaca fibre (31 microns+) whilst the production of finer, and more commercial, qualities
(20 to 26 microns) is diminishing by comparison. Further, the coarser qualities are noted
for more kemp and general hairiness giving them an unattractive comfort factor for
apparel.... Read more
Mitochondrial phylogeography and demographic
history of the Vicuña: implications for conservation.
Nature Publishing Group. 2007.
JC Marıín, CS Casey, M Kadwell, K Yaya, D Hoces, J Olazabal, R Rosadio, J Rodriguez.
The vicunña (Vicugna vicugna; Miller, 1924) is a conservation
success story, having recovered from near extinction in the
1960s to current population levels estimated at 275 000.
However, lack of information about its demographic history... Read more
Domestication Of Guinea Pigs From A Southern Peru- Northern Chile Wild Species And Their Middle Pre-Columbian Mummies.
Domestication of Guinea Pigs. University of California Publications in Zoology. 2006.
Cuyes, cavies, or “guinea pigs” (Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus 1758)) are small mammals of South American origin (Wagner and Manning, 1976), still kept today as “criollos” (Chauca, 1997) by the native peoples of the Andes for food and cultural practices... Read more
Ancient DNA Evidence for Old World Origin of New World Dogs.
SCIENCE. 2002.
Jennifer A. Leonard, Robert K. Wayne, Jane Wheeler, Raúl Valadez, Sonia Guillén, Carles Vilá
The dog is the only domesticated species that
was distributed across Eurasia and the Americas
before the development of transoceanic
travel during the 15th century. Genetic, morphologic,
and behavioral studies... Read more
Historia Natural de la Vicuña.
Investigación, Conservación Y Manejo De Vicuñas - B. Vilá Ed. - Proyecto MACS.
Los ancestros de la familia Camelidae se originaron
en los grandes llanos de América del
Norte durante el Eoceno hace 40 a 45 millones
de años (MA), y es allí donde ocurrió la división
entre las tribus Lamini y Camelini, correspondientes
a los camélidos del nuevo y el
viejo mundo respectivamente, hace 11 MA... Read More
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
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
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
Camelid Research in Peru.
The Camelid Quarterly, June 2005.
Conducting high quality scientific research is always a difficult undertaking in the best of circumstances and although the possibility of doing research in Peru... Read more
Determinación de parentesco en alpacas (Vicugna pacos) por medio del análisis de ADN microsatélite.
Rev. investig. vet. Perú 2004
Métodos precisos para identificación y
verificación de parentesco son de gran importancia
para los criadores de animales domésticos,
así como para el establecimiento
de registros y libros genealógicos. Por muchos
años, los métodos convencionales, tales
como la tipificación de grupos sanguíneos y
polimorfismos bioquímicos han sido las únicas... Read more
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... Read more
Genetic analisys reveals the wild ancestors of the Llama and Alpaca.
The Royal Society 2001
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Diversidad Genética y Manejo de Poblaciones de Vicuñas en el Perú.
Rev de Inv Vet Perú 2001
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Genetic Diversity and Management Implications For Vicuña Populations In Peru.
The scientific aims of this Darwin Initiative-funded project were to use
molecular genetic markers (specifically microsatellites) to: (1)elucidate the
recent evolutionary history of Peruvian vicuña populations; (2)evaluate the
genetic diversity and its partitioning in those populations; (3)identify
demographically independent management... Read more
Community Participation, Sustainable Use, and Vicuna Conservation in Peru.
Mountain Research and Development 1997
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Evolution and present situation of the South American Camelidae.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 1995
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Llamas and Alpacas: Pre-conquest Breeds and Post-conquest Hybrids.
Journal of Archaeological Science 1995
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Molecular evolution of the family Camelidae: a mitocondrial DNA study.
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 1994
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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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