The dispersal of domestic cats from Northern Africa and their introduction to Europe over the last two millennia

M. De Martino, B. De Cupere, V. Rovelli, P. Serventi, M. Baldoni, T. Di Corcia, S. Geiger, F. Alhaique, P. C. Alves, H. Buitenhuis, E. Ceccaroni, E. Cerilli, J. De Grossi Mazzorin, C. Detry, M. Dowd, I. Fiore, L. Gourichon, I. Grau-Sologestoa, H. C. Küchelmann, G. K. Kunst, M. McCarthy, R. Miccichè, C. Minniti, M. Moreno, V. Onar, T. Oueslati, M. Parrag, B. Pino Uria, G. Romagnoli, M. Rugge, L. Salari, K. Saliari, A. B. Santos, U. Schmölcke, A. Sforzi, G. Soranna, N. Spassov, A. Tagliacozzo, V. Tinè, S. Trixl, S. Vuković, U. Wierer, B. Wilkens, S. Doherty, N. Sykes, L. Frantz, F. Mattucci, R. Caniglia, G. Larson, J. Peters, W. Van Neer, C. Ottoni

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@article{allodium:10.1101/2025.03.28.645893,
  title = {The dispersal of domestic cats from Northern Africa and their introduction to Europe over the last two millennia},
  author = {M. De Martino and B. De Cupere and V. Rovelli and P. Serventi and M. Baldoni and T. Di Corcia and S. Geiger and F. Alhaique and P. C. Alves and H. Buitenhuis and E. Ceccaroni and E. Cerilli and J. De Grossi Mazzorin and C. Detry and M. Dowd and I. Fiore and L. Gourichon and I. Grau-Sologestoa and H. C. Küchelmann and G. K. Kunst and M. McCarthy and R. Miccichè and C. Minniti and M. Moreno and V. Onar and T. Oueslati and M. Parrag and B. Pino Uria and G. Romagnoli and M. Rugge and L. Salari and K. Saliari and A. B. Santos and U. Schmölcke and A. Sforzi and G. Soranna and N. Spassov and A. Tagliacozzo and V. Tinè and S. Trixl and S. Vuković and U. Wierer and B. Wilkens and S. Doherty and N. Sykes and L. Frantz and F. Mattucci and R. Caniglia and G. Larson and J. Peters and W. Van Neer and C. Ottoni},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1101/2025.03.28.645893},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.28.645893}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The dispersal of domestic cats from Northern Africa and their introduction to Europe over the last two millennia
AU  - M. De Martino
AU  - B. De Cupere
AU  - V. Rovelli
AU  - P. Serventi
AU  - M. Baldoni
AU  - T. Di Corcia
AU  - S. Geiger
AU  - F. Alhaique
AU  - P. C. Alves
AU  - H. Buitenhuis
AU  - E. Ceccaroni
AU  - E. Cerilli
AU  - J. De Grossi Mazzorin
AU  - C. Detry
AU  - M. Dowd
AU  - I. Fiore
AU  - L. Gourichon
AU  - I. Grau-Sologestoa
AU  - H. C. Küchelmann
AU  - G. K. Kunst
AU  - M. McCarthy
AU  - R. Miccichè
AU  - C. Minniti
AU  - M. Moreno
AU  - V. Onar
AU  - T. Oueslati
AU  - M. Parrag
AU  - B. Pino Uria
AU  - G. Romagnoli
AU  - M. Rugge
AU  - L. Salari
AU  - K. Saliari
AU  - A. B. Santos
AU  - U. Schmölcke
AU  - A. Sforzi
AU  - G. Soranna
AU  - N. Spassov
AU  - A. Tagliacozzo
AU  - V. Tinè
AU  - S. Trixl
AU  - S. Vuković
AU  - U. Wierer
AU  - B. Wilkens
AU  - S. Doherty
AU  - N. Sykes
AU  - L. Frantz
AU  - F. Mattucci
AU  - R. Caniglia
AU  - G. Larson
AU  - J. Peters
AU  - W. Van Neer
AU  - C. Ottoni
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.1101/2025.03.28.645893
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APA

Martino, M. D., Cupere, B. D., Rovelli, V., Serventi, P., Baldoni, M., Corcia, T. D., Geiger, S., Alhaique, F., Alves, P. C., Buitenhuis, H., Ceccaroni, E., Cerilli, E., Mazzorin, J. D. G., Detry, C., Dowd, M., Fiore, I., Gourichon, L., Grau-Sologestoa, I., Küchelmann, H. C., Kunst, G. K., McCarthy, M., Miccichè, R., Minniti, C., Moreno, M., Onar, V., Oueslati, T., Parrag, M., Uria, B. P., Romagnoli, G., Rugge, M., Salari, L., Saliari, K., Santos, A. B., Schmölcke, U., Sforzi, A., Soranna, G., Spassov, N., Tagliacozzo, A., Tinè, V., Trixl, S., Vuković, S., Wierer, U., Wilkens, B., Doherty, S., Sykes, N., Frantz, L., Mattucci, F., Caniglia, R., Larson, G., Peters, J., Neer, W. V., & Ottoni, C. (2025). The dispersal of domestic cats from Northern Africa and their introduction to Europe over the last two millennia. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.28.645893

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