The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.

Han Y, Hu S, Liu K, Xu X, Li Z, Doherty S, Jamieson AE, Manin A, Martins SG, Yang M, Yu C, Wang J, Wu Z, Chen C, Han S, Lu D, Peng L, Wu X, Fan W, Cai Q, Cui Z, Yuan J, Li Z, Liu Y, Li Z, Liu Z, Ma Q, Shao J, Sun Z, Xing F, Yang W, Yang S, Yue L, Zhang P, Wang W, Zhang-Zheng H, Zhuang Y, Sun X, Pan Y, Wu X, Frantz LAF, Yu H, Alves JM, Larson G, Luo SJ

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DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2025.101099
Published: 2026 Jan 14
Container: Cell genomics
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.xgen.2025.101099,
  title = {The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.},
  author = {Han Y and Hu S and Liu K and Xu X and Li Z and Doherty S and Jamieson AE and Manin A and Martins SG and Yang M and Yu C and Wang J and Wu Z and Chen C and Han S and Lu D and Peng L and Wu X and Fan W and Cai Q and Cui Z and Yuan J and Li Z and Liu Y and Li Z and Liu Z and Ma Q and Shao J and Sun Z and Xing F and Yang W and Yang S and Yue L and Zhang P and Wang W and Zhang-Zheng H and Zhuang Y and Sun X and Pan Y and Wu X and Frantz LAF and Yu H and Alves JM and Larson G and Luo SJ},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cell genomics},
  doi = {10.1016/j.xgen.2025.101099},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2025.101099}
}

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AU  - Han Y
AU  - Hu S
AU  - Liu K
AU  - Xu X
AU  - Li Z
AU  - Doherty S
AU  - Jamieson AE
AU  - Manin A
AU  - Martins SG
AU  - Yang M
AU  - Yu C
AU  - Wang J
AU  - Wu Z
AU  - Chen C
AU  - Han S
AU  - Lu D
AU  - Peng L
AU  - Wu X
AU  - Fan W
AU  - Cai Q
AU  - Cui Z
AU  - Yuan J
AU  - Li Z
AU  - Liu Y
AU  - Li Z
AU  - Liu Z
AU  - Ma Q
AU  - Shao J
AU  - Sun Z
AU  - Xing F
AU  - Yang W
AU  - Yang S
AU  - Yue L
AU  - Zhang P
AU  - Wang W
AU  - Zhang-Zheng H
AU  - Zhuang Y
AU  - Sun X
AU  - Pan Y
AU  - Wu X
AU  - Frantz LAF
AU  - Yu H
AU  - Alves JM
AU  - Larson G
AU  - Luo SJ
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Y, H., S, H., K, L., X, X., Z, L., S, D., AE, J., A, M., SG, M., M, Y., C, Y., J, W., Z, W., C, C., S, H., D, L., L, P., X, W., W, F., Q, C., Z, C., J, Y., Z, L., Y, L., Z, L., Z, L., Q, M., J, S., Z, S., F, X., W, Y., S, Y., L, Y., P, Z., W, W., H, Z., Y, Z., X, S., Y, P., X, W., LAF, F., H, Y., JM, A., G, L., & SJ, L. (2026). The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.. Cell genomics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2025.101099

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