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Animal evolution during domestication: the domesticated fox as a model

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We review the evolution of domestic animals, emphasizing the effect of the earliest steps of domestication on its course. Using the first domesticated species, the dog ( Canis familiaris ), for illustration, we describe the evolutionary peculiarities during the historical domestication, such as the high level and wide range of diversity. We suggest that the process of earliest domestication via unconscious and later conscious selection of human‐defined behavioral traits may accelerate phenotypic variations. The review is based on the results of a long‐term experiment designed to reproduce early mammalian domestication in the silver fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) selected for tameability or amenability to domestication. We describe changes in behavior, morphology and physiology that appeared in the fox during its selection for tameability, which were similar to those observed in the domestic dog. Based on the data of the fox experiment and survey of relevant data, we discuss the developmental, genetic and possible molecular genetic mechanisms underlying these changes. We ascribe the causative role in evolutionary transformation of domestic animals to the selection for behavior and to the neurospecific regulatory genes it affects.

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Authors
Trut, L., Oskina, I., & Kharlamova, A.
Affiliations
Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
Corresponding author
Trut, Lyudmila
Venue
BioEssays
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-03
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
349-360
ISSN
  • 0265-9247 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-1878
OpenAlex
W2119978637
Cited by
636
References
80
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FWCI
1.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • BioEssays (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH077811)
  • Fogarty International Center (R03TW008098)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords
animal domestication, silver fox, dog evolution, behavioral selection, phenotypic variability, molecular genetic mechanisms, long-term selection experiment, dogs
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Domestic, Behavior, Animal, Dogs, Biological Evolution, Female, Foxes, Humans, Male, Phenotype, Time Factors, Models, Animal, Neuroendocrine Cells

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