@article{fdi:010088930,
  title = {{A}frican bushpigs exhibit porous species boundaries and appeared in {M}adagascar concurrently with human arrival},
  author = {{B}alboa, {R}. {F}. and {B}ertola, {L}. {D}. and {B}rüniche-{O}lsen, {A}. and {R}asmussen, {M}. {S}. and {L}iu, {X}. {D}. and {B}esnard, {G}. and {S}almona, {J}ordi and {S}antander, {C}. {G}. and {H}e, {S}. {X}. and {Z}inner, {D}. and {P}edrono, {M}. and {M}uwanika, {V}. and {M}asembe, {C}. and {S}chubert, {M}. and {K}uja, {J}. and {Q}uinn, {L}. and {G}arcia-{E}rill, {G}. and {S}taeger, {F}. {F}. and {R}akotoarivony, {R}. and {H}enrique, {M}. and {L}in, {L}. and {W}ang, {X}. and {H}eaton, {M}. {P}. and {S}mith, {T}. {P}. {L}. and {H}anghoj, {K}. and {S}inding, {M}. {H}. {S}. and {A}tickem, {A}. and {C}hikhi, {L}. and {R}oos, {C}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {S}iegismund, {H}. {R}. and {M}oltke, {I}. and {A}lbrechtsen, {A}. and {H}eller, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}everal {A}frican mammals exhibit a phylogeographic pattern where closely related taxa are split between {W}est/{C}entral and {E}ast/{S}outhern {A}frica, but their evolutionary relationships and histories remain controversial. {B}ushpigs ({P}otamochoerus larvatus) and red river hogs ({P}. porcus) are recognised as separate species due to morphological distinctions, a perceived lack of interbreeding at contact, and putatively old divergence times, but historically, they were considered conspecific. {M}oreover, the presence of {M}alagasy bushpigs as the sole large terrestrial mammal shared with the {A}frican mainland raises intriguing questions about its origin and arrival in {M}adagascar. {A}nalyses of 67 whole genomes revealed a genetic continuum between the two species, with putative signatures of historical gene flow, variable {F}-{ST} values, and a recent divergence time (<500,000 years). {T}hus, our study challenges key arguments for splitting {P}otamochoerus into two species and suggests their speciation might be incomplete. {O}ur findings also indicate that {M}alagasy bushpigs diverged from southern {A}frican populations and underwent a limited bottleneck 1000-5000 years ago, concurrent with human arrival in {M}adagascar. {T}hese results shed light on the evolutionary history of an iconic and widespread {A}frican mammal and provide insight into the longstanding biogeographic puzzle surrounding the bushpig's presence in {M}adagascar.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {172 [15 p.]},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41467-023-44105-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088930},
}