Dog's Domestication

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• sukoshi_mom

  October 2009 edited November -1

  Thanks for posting. A very good article. Have seen bits and pieces of the "domesticated dog" discussion elsewhere. This article pulls together a great deal of the research. PBS had a series on "the dog" awhile back that was pretty good.
• dlroberts

  October 2009 edited November -1

  Thanks for posting. It almost asks more questions than it answers, but does provide a lot of good information.
• Edgewood

  October 2009 edited October 2009

  Here's a NOVA video about the Russian Fox experiment...kind of interesting how selecting for 1 trait detabilized the genes.
  
  
  
  
  
  And an interesting article in American Scientist
  
  http://www.floridalupine.org/publications/PDF/trut-fox-study.pdf
• dlroberts

  October 2009 edited November -1

  Nice find Kris!
  
  That was super interesting.
• Leonberger

  October 2009 edited November -1

  It's extremely interesting how morphology and temperament are so tightly linked.
  
  There are some examples in a few breeds too, that are pretty cool.
  
  About the domestication, it was a very interesting article. There are loads of facts, even if it can't provide a conclusion (no one can right now, don't know if it will ever be possible)
  One thing I'm pretty sure of, It had to be a really profitable relationship for both parts.