| Ancient DNA evidence for Old World origin of New World dogs JA Leonard, RK Wayne, J Wheeler, R Valadez, S Guillén, C Vila Science 298 (5598), 1613-1616, 2002 | 584 | 2002 |
| Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans ED Lorenzen, D Nogués-Bravo, L Orlando, J Weinstock, J Binladen, ... Nature 479 (7373), 359-364, 2011 | 581 | 2011 |
| Widespread origins of domestic horse lineages C Vilà, JA Leonard, A Götherström, S Marklund, K Sandberg, K Lidén, ... Science 291 (5503), 474-477, 2001 | 549 | 2001 |
| Complete mitochondrial genomes of ancient canids suggest a European origin of domestic dogs O Thalmann, B Shapiro, P Cui, VJ Schuenemann, SK Sawyer, ... Science 342 (6160), 871-874, 2013 | 497 | 2013 |
| Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography and population history of the grey wolf Canis lupus C Vilà, IR Amorim, JA Leonard, D Posada, J Castroviejo, ... Molecular ecology 8 (12), 2089-2103, 1999 | 403 | 1999 |
| Molecular and evolutionary history of melanism in North American gray wolves TM Anderson, SI Candille, M Musiani, C Greco, DR Stahler, DW Smith, ... Science 323 (5919), 1339-1343, 2009 | 376 | 2009 |
| Population genetics of Ice Age brown bears JA Leonard, RK Wayne, A Cooper Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97 (4), 1651-1654, 2000 | 341 | 2000 |
| Nuclear genomic sequences reveal that polar bears are an old and distinct bear lineage F Hailer, VE Kutschera, BM Hallström, D Klassert, SR Fain, JA Leonard, ... Science 336 (6079), 344-347, 2012 | 241 | 2012 |
| FAST TRACK: Legacy lost: genetic variability and population size of extirpated US grey wolves (Canis lupus) JA Leonard, C Vila, RK Wayne Molecular Ecology 14 (1), 9-17, 2005 | 201 | 2005 |
| Megafaunal extinctions and the disappearance of a specialized wolf ecomorph JA Leonard, C Vilà, K Fox-Dobbs, PL Koch, RK Wayne, ... Current Biology 17 (13), 1146-1150, 2007 | 195 | 2007 |
| Differentiation of tundra/taiga and boreal coniferous forest wolves: genetics, coat colour and association with migratory caribou M Musiani, JA Leonard, H CLUFF, CC Gates, S Mariani, PC PAQUET, ... Molecular Ecology 16 (19), 4149-4170, 2007 | 189 | 2007 |
| From wild wolf to domestic dog: gene expression changes in the brain P Saetre, J Lindberg, JA Leonard, K Olsson, U Pettersson, H Ellegren, ... Molecular brain research 126 (2), 198-206, 2004 | 172 | 2004 |
| Animal DNA in PCR reagents plagues ancient DNA research JA Leonard, O Shanks, M Hofreiter, E Kreuz, L Hodges, W Ream, ... Journal of Archaeological Science 34 (9), 1361-1366, 2007 | 163 | 2007 |
| Canids as persons: Early Neolithic dog and wolf burials, Cis-Baikal, Siberia RJ Losey, VI Bazaliiskii, S Garvie-Lok, M Germonpré, JA Leonard, ... Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 30 (2), 174-189, 2011 | 157 | 2011 |
| Pleistocene megafauna from eastern Beringia: Paleoecological and paleoenvironmental interpretations of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope and radiocarbon records K Fox-Dobbs, JA Leonard, PL Koch Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 261 (1-2), 30-46, 2008 | 155 | 2008 |
| Genome-wide evidence reveals that African and Eurasian golden jackals are distinct species KP Koepfli, J Pollinger, R Godinho, J Robinson, A Lea, S Hendricks, ... Current Biology 25 (16), 2158-2165, 2015 | 144 | 2015 |
| Evolution of the extinct Sabretooths and the American cheetah-like cat R Barnett, I Barnes, MJ Phillips, LD Martin, CR Harington, JA Leonard, ... Current Biology 15 (15), R589-R590, 2005 | 139 | 2005 |
| Ancient DNA analysis affirms the canid from Altai as a primitive dog AS Druzhkova, O Thalmann, VA Trifonov, JA Leonard, NV Vorobieva, ... PloS one 8 (3), e57754, 2013 | 134 | 2013 |
| Ancient DNA applications for wildlife conservation JA Leonard Molecular Ecology 17 (19), 4186-4196, 2008 | 134 | 2008 |
| Full of sound and fury: History of ancient DNA RK Wayne, JA Leonard, A Cooper Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 30 (1), 457-477, 1999 | 133 | 1999 |
