Morten Erik Allentoft

2013

Pulling out the 1%: whole-genome capture for the targeted enrichment of ancient DNA sequencing libraries

Carpenter, M. L., Buenrostro, J. D., Valdiosera Morales, C., Schroeder, H., Allentoft, M. E., Sikora, M., Rasmussen, M., Gravel, S., Guillén, S., Nekhrizov, G., Leshtakov, K., Dimitrova, D., Theodossiev, N., Pettener, D., Luiselli, D., Sandoval, K., Moreno-Estrada, A., Li, Y., Wang, J., Gilbert, T., & 3 othersWillerslev, E., Greenleaf, W. J. & Bustamante, C. D., 7 Nov 2013, In: American Journal of Human Genetics. 93, 5, p. 852-864 13 p.

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170 Citations (Scopus)

53 Downloads (Pure)

Recovering samples for ancient DNA research—guidelines for the field archaeologist

Allentoft, M. E., Dec 2013, In: Antiquity. 87, 338

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

2012

A molecular characterization of a newly discovered megafaunal fossil site in North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

Allentoft, M. E., Scofield, R. P., Oskam, C. L., Hale, M. L., Holdaway, R. N. & Bunce, M., Dec 2012, In: Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 42, 4, p. 241-256 16 p.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Ancient DNA analyses of early archaeological sites in New Zealand reveal extreme exploitation of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) at all life stages

Oskam, C. L., Allentoft, M. E., Walter, R., Scofield, R. P., Haile, J., Holdaway, R. N., Bunce, M. & Jacomb, C., 2 Oct 2012, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 52, p. 41-48 8 p.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Moa bones reveal DNA half-life but Jurassic Park remains fiction

Bunce, M. & Allentoft, M. E., 2012, In: The Conversation.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication

Moa’s Ark or volant ghosts of Gondwana? Insights from nineteen years of ancient DNA research on the extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand

Allentoft, M. E. & Rawlence, N. J., 20 Jan 2012, In: Annals of Anatomy. 194, 1, p. 36-51 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

20 Citations (Scopus)

Molekyler og moafugle - et populationsstudie af de sidste kæmper i New Zealand

Allentoft, M. E., 2012, In: Dansk Naturhistorisk Forenings Årsskrift. 21-22, p. 51 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication

3848 Downloads (Pure)

Quantitative Real-Time PCR in aDNA Research

Bunce, M., Oskam, C. & Allentoft, M. E., 2012, Ancient DNA: Methods and Protocols. Shapiro, B. & Hofreiter, M. (eds.). Springer Science+Business Media, p. 121-132 12 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 840).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

20 Citations (Scopus)

The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils

Allentoft, M. E., Collins, M., Harker, D., Haile, J., Oskam, C. L., Hale, M. L., Campos, P., Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Gilbert, T., Willerslev, E., Zhang, G., Scofield, R. P., Holdaway, R. N. & Bunce, M., 2012, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279, 1748, p. 4724-4733 10 p.

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273 Citations (Scopus)

2011

Identification of an optimal sampling position for stable isotopic analysis of bone collagen of extinct moa (Aves: Emeidae)

Holdaway, R. N., Hawke, D. J., Bunce, M. & Allentoft, M. E., 2011, In: Notornis. 58, p. 1-7 7 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Molecular and morphological analyses of avian eggshell excavated from a late thirteenth century earth oven

Oskam, C. L., Jacomb, C., Allentoft, M. E., Walter, R., Scofield, R. P., Haile, J., Holdaway, R. N. & Bunce, M., Oct 2011, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 38, 10, p. 2589-2595 7 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)

Profiling the dead: generating microsatellite data from fossil bones of extinct megafauna—protocols, problems, and prospects

Allentoft, M. E., Oskam, C. L., Houston, J., Hale, M. L., Gilbert, T., Rasmussen, M., Spencer, P., Jacomb, C., Willerslev, E., Holdaway, R. N. & Bunce, M., 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 1, 11 p., e16670.

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37 Citations (Scopus)

62 Downloads (Pure)

2010

Fossil avian eggshell preserves ancient DNA

Oskam, C. L., Haile, J. S., McLay, E., Rigby, P., Allentoft, M. E., Olsen, M. E., Bengtsson, C., Miller, G. H., Schwenninger, J-L., Jacomb, C., Walter, R., Baynes, A., Dortch, J., Parker-Pearson, M., Gilbert, T., Holdaway, R. N., Willerslev, E. & Bunce, M., 7 Jul 2010, In: Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences. 277, 1690, p. 1991-2000 10 p.

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88 Citations (Scopus)

Global amphibian declines, loss of genetic diversity and fitness: a review

Allentoft, M. E. & O'Brien, J., Jan 2010, In: Diversity. 2, 1, p. 47-71 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review

117 Citations (Scopus)

Highly skewed sex ratios and biased fossil deposition of moa: ancient DNA provides new insight on New Zealand’s extinct megafauna

Allentoft, M. E., Bunce, M., Scofield, R. P., Hale, M. L. & Holdaway, R. N., Mar 2010, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 29, 5-6, p. 753-762 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

41 Citations (Scopus)

2009

Identification of microsatellites from an extinct moa species using high-throughput (454) sequence data

Allentoft, M. E., Schuster, S. C., Holdaway, R. N., Hale, M. L., McLay, E., Oskam, C. L., Gilbert, M. T. P., Spencer, P., Willerslev, E. & Bunce, M., 2009, In: BioTechniques. 46, 3, p. 195-200 5 p.

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86 Citations (Scopus)

Microsatellite analysis of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) in Denmark: populations are islands in a fragmented landscape

Allentoft, M. E., Siegismund, H. R., Briggs, L. & Andersen, L. W., 2009, In: Conservation Genetics. 10, 1, p. 15-28

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32 Citations (Scopus)

The Farm beneath the Sand: An Archaeological Case Study on Ancient "Dirt" DNA

Hebsgaard, M. B., Gilbert, T., Pedersen, J. A., Heyn, P., Allentoft, M. E., Bunce, M., Munch, K., Schweger, C. & Willerslev, E., 2009, In: Antiquity. 83, p. 430-444 14 p.

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52 Citations (Scopus)

2006