Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk by Jessica E Thomas, Gary R Carvalho, James Haile, Nicolas J Rawlence, Michael D Martin, Simon YW Ho, Arnór Þ Sigfússon, Vigfús A Jósefsson, Morten Frederiksen, Jannie F Linnebjerg, Jose A Samaniego Castruita, Jonas Niemann, Mikkel-Holger S Sinding, Marcela Sandoval-Velasco, André ER Soares, Robert Lacy, Christina Barilaro, Juila Best, Dirk Brandis, Chiara Cavallo, Mikelo Elorza, Kimball L Garrett, Maaike Groot, Friederike Johansson, Jan T Lifjeld, Göran Nilson, Dale Serjeanston, Paul Sweet, Errol Fuller, Anne Karin Hufthammer, Morten Meldgaard, Jon Fjeldså, Beth Shapiro, Michael Hofreiter, John R Stewart, M Thomas P Gilbert, Michael Knapp

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Ancient DNA from the Asiatic Wild Dog (<i>Cuon alpinus</i>) from Europe by Ulrike H. Taron, Johanna L. A. Paijmans, Axel Barlow, Michaela Preick, Arati Iyengar, Virgil Drăgușin, Ștefan Vasile, Adrian Marciszak, Martina Roblíčková, Michael Hofreiter

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Loss of Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity despite Population Growth: The Legacy of Past Wolf Population Declines by Isabel Salado, Michaela Preick, Natividad Lupiáñez-Corpas, Alberto Fernández-Gil, Carles Vilà, Michael Hofreiter, Jennifer A. Leonard

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Paleogenomes Reveal a Complex Evolutionary History of Late Pleistocene Bison in Northeastern China by Xindong Hou, Jian Zhao, Hucai Zhang, Michaela Preick, Jiaming Hu, Bo Xiao, Linying Wang, Miaoxuan Deng, Sizhao Liu, Fengqin Chang, Guilian Sheng, Xulong Lai, Michael Hofreiter, Junxia Yuan

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Taxonomic Identification of Two Poorly Known Lantern Shark Species Based on Mitochondrial DNA From Wet-Collection Paratypes by Stefanie Agne, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Michaela Preick, Lei Yang, Ralf Thiel, Ralf Thiel, Simon Weigmann, Simon Weigmann, Johanna L. A. Paijmans, Axel Barlow, Michael Hofreiter, Nicolas Straube

“…However, recent advances in the field of ancient DNA have allowed recovery of wet-collection specimen DNA sequence data. …”
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Simultaneous Barcode Sequencing of Diverse Museum Collection Specimens Using a Mixed RNA Bait Set by Stefanie Agne, Michaela Preick, Nicolas Straube, Michael Hofreiter

“…A growing number of publications presenting results from sequencing natural history collection specimens reflect the importance of DNA sequence information from such samples. Ancient DNA extraction and library preparation methods in combination with target gene capture are a way of unlocking archival DNA, including from formalin-fixed wet-collection material. …”
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Wide-spread dispersal in a deep-sea brooding polychaete: the role of natural history collections in assessing the distribution in quill worms (Onuphidae, Annelida) by Nataliya Budaeva, Stefanie Agne, Pedro A. Ribeiro, Nicolas Straube, Michaela Preick, Michael Hofreiter

“…Results The application of ancient DNA extraction methodology in combination with single-stranded DNA library preparation and target gene capture resulted in successful sequencing of a 110-year-old collection specimen of quill worms. …”
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