% pubman genre = article @article{item_2621106, title = {{Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter?}}, author = {Scerri, Eleanor M.L. and Thomas, Mark G. and Manica, Andrea and Gunz, Philipp and Stock, Jay T. and Stringer, Chris and Grove, Matt and Groucutt, Huw S. and Timmermann, Axel and Rightmire, G. Philip and d{\textquoteright}Errico, Francesco and Tryon, Christian A. and Drake, Nick A. and Brooks, Alison S. and Dennell, Robin W. and Durbin, Richard and Henn, Brenna M. and Lee-Thorp, Julia and deMenocal, Peter and Petraglia, Michael D. and Thompson, Jessica C. and Scally, Aylwyn and Chikhi, Loun{\`e}s}, language = {eng}, issn = {0169-5347}, doi = {10.1016/j.tree.2018.05.005}, publisher = {Elsevier Current Trends}, address = {Amsterdam [Netherlands]}, year = {2018}, abstract = {{Highlights{\textless}br{\textgreater}{\textless}br{\textgreater}The view that Homo sapiens evolved from a single region/population within Africa has been given primacy in studies of human evolution.{\textless}br{\textgreater}{\textless}br{\textgreater}However, developments across multiple fields show that relevant data are no longer consistent with this view.{\textless}br{\textgreater}{\textless}br{\textgreater}We argue instead that Homo sapiens evolved within a set of interlinked groups living across Africa, whose connectivity changed through time.{\textless}br{\textgreater}{\textless}br{\textgreater}Genetic models therefore need to incorporate a more complex view of ancient migration and divergence in Africa.{\textless}br{\textgreater}{\textless}br{\textgreater}We summarize this new framework emphasizing population structure, outline how this changes our understanding of human evolution, and identify new research directions.}}, journal = {{Trends in Ecology and Evolution}}, volume = {33}, number = {8}, pages = {582--594}, }