Genetic analysis of lice supports direct contact between modern and archaic humans.
Parasites can be used as unique markers to investigate host evolutionary history, independent of host data. Here we show that modern human head lice, Pediculus humanus, are composed of two ancient lineages, whose origin predates modern Homo sapiens by an order of magnitude (ca. 1.18 million years)....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2004-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020340 |