Reconstructing Asian faunal introductions to eastern Africa from multi-proxy biomolecular and archaeological datasets by Prendergast, M, Buckley, M, Crowther, A, Frantz, L, Eager, H, Lebrasseur, O, Hutterer, R, Hulme-Beaman, A, Van Neer, W, Douka, K, Veall, M, Quintana Morales, E, Schuenemann, V, Reiter, E, Allen, R, Dimopoulos, E, Helm, R, Shipton, C, Mwebi, O, Denys, C, Horton, M, Wynne-Jones, S, Fleisher, J, Radimilahy, C, Wright, H, Searle, J, Krause, J, Larson, G, Boivin, N

“…These distinct scenarios have implications for understanding the emergence of long-distance maritime connectivity, and the ecological and economic impacts of introduced species. Resolution of this longstanding debate requires new efforts, given the lack of well-dated fauna from high-precision excavations, and ambiguous osteomorphological identifications. …”

Using commensals as proxies for historical inference in the Indian ocean: genetic and zooarchaeological perspectives by Eager, H, Heidi Eager

“…Knowledge of the colonisation history and genetic diversity of an introduced species is essential to understand their resilience in novel landscapes, and to identify pathways of invasion and, by proxy, human trade and exchange networks that facilitated their dispersal. …”