Biogeography and Climate Drive Population Divergence and Genomic Vulnerability in High Altitude Endemic Bird. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT High‐elevation systems support species adapted to extreme conditions, and their rugged terrain and variable microclimates strongly shape evolution and persistence. Yet few studies have evaluated how geography and climate jointly shape genetic diversity, local adaptation and vulnerability to environmental change.
Wang N +8 more
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Modern and Ancient Genomes Reveal Neolithic Paternal Expansions of Millet and Rice Farmers and Demic Diffusion from China into Mainland Southeast Asia. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)This study clarifies the genetic patterns of paternal lineages across East Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. Han populations are relatively homogeneous, whereas southern ethnolinguistic minorities display regional structures. Shared Y‐chromosome lineages indicate Neolithic expansions and extensive north‐south gene flow, supporting demic diffusion ...
Liu Y +15 more
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THE INTENSIVE CONTROVERSY ON CHINESE HISTORICAL PHONOLOGY: REFUTATION OF THE LIQUID MEDIAL FOR DIVISION-2 IN OLD CHINESE [PDF]
Trames, 2021 The present paper reports the intensive controversy on Chinese historical phonology that broke out in 2002. After sorting through over 150 Chinese papers on the intensive controversy by the Sino-linguistsâ side and the descriptivistsâ side, the ...
Jingyi Gao
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Ancient Connections of Sinitic
Languages, 2023 Six main alternative linkage proposals which involve the Sino-Tibetan family, including Sinitic and other language families of the East Asian area (Miao-Yao, Altaic/Transeurasian, Austroasiatic, Tai-Kadai, Austronesian) are briefly outlined.
David Bradley
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Regional and tele-connected impacts of the Tibetan Plateau surface darkening
Nature Communications, 2023 Impacts of Tibetan Plateau darkening remain unclear. Here authors show that darkening under the RCP8.5 scenario will increase South Asian monsoon precipitation and the “South Flood-North Drought” pattern over East Asia, while lead to local glacier loss.
Shuchang Tang +12 more
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Emerging Negative Warming Impacts on Tibetan Crop Yield
Engineering, 2022 Preserving Tibet’s unique history and cultural heritage relies on the sustainability of the Tibetan croplands, which are characterized by highland barley, the only cereal crop cultivated over 4000 m above sea level.
Tsechoe Dorji +7 more
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Genetic structure of Qiangic populations residing in the western Sichuan corridor. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The Qiangic languages in western Sichuan (WSC) are believed to be the oldest branch of the Sino-Tibetan linguistic family, and therefore, all Sino-Tibetan populations might have originated in WSC.
Chuan-Chao Wang +7 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Archeologically attested human occupation on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) can be traced back to 160 thousand years ago (kya) via the archaic Xiahe people and 30∼40 kya via the Nwya Devu anatomically modern human.
Guanglin He +18 more
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Freeing Animals: Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Environmentalism and Ecological Challenges
Religions, 2023 Buddhist environmentalism in its varieties across the world is an integral part of the global environmental discourse centered on exploring new planetary ethics for sustainable futures.
Dan Smyer Yü
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Asymmetry of carbon sequestrations by plant and soil after forestation regulated by soil nitrogen
Nature Communications, 2023 Forestation is regarded as an effective strategy for increasing terrestrial carbon sequestration. However, its carbon sink potential remains uncertain due to the scarcity of large-scale sampling data and limited knowledge of the linkage between plant and
Songbai Hong +6 more
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