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Degree of Behavioral Neoteny Differentiates Canid Polymorphs

Coppinger, R., Glendinning, J., Torop, E., Matthay, C., Sutherland, M., Smith, C.·1987·Ethology
DOI 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1987.tb00645.x
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As with juvenile wolves or coyotes, adult livestock conducting dogs displayed the first‐half segment of a functional predatory system of motor patterns and did not express play or social bonding toward sheep; whereas, like wolf or coyote pups, adult livestock protecting dogs displayed sequences of mixed social, submissive, play and investigatory motor patterns and rarely expressed during ontogeny (even when fully adult) predatory behaviors. The most parsimonious explanation of our findings is that behavioral differences in the two types of livestock dogs are a case of selected differential retardation (neoteny) of ancestral motor pattern development.

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  • Domestic dogs exhibit more juvenile morphological traits (e.g. shortened muzzles and smaller canines) than wolves.

    “Previous studies have suggested that domestic dogs exhibit more juvenile morphological traits (e.g. shortened muzzles and smaller canines) and social behaviour (e.g. increased play and lower intensity of aggression) than wolves and that the variability of juvenile morphological traits among dog breeds covaries with their signalling behaviour [22–24].”

    From Are dark-eyed dogs favoured by humans? Domestication as a potential driver of iris colour difference between dogs and wolves (2023) · cites this paper as [23]

  • Domestic dogs exhibit more juvenile social behaviour (e.g. increased play and lower intensity of aggression) than wolves.

    “Previous studies have suggested that domestic dogs exhibit more juvenile morphological traits (e.g. shortened muzzles and smaller canines) and social behaviour (e.g. increased play and lower intensity of aggression) than wolves and that the variability of juvenile morphological traits among dog breeds covaries with their signalling behaviour [22–24].”

    From Are dark-eyed dogs favoured by humans? Domestication as a potential driver of iris colour difference between dogs and wolves (2023) · cites this paper as [23]

  • The variability of juvenile morphological traits among dog breeds covaries with their signalling behaviour.

    “Previous studies have suggested that domestic dogs exhibit more juvenile morphological traits (e.g. shortened muzzles and smaller canines) and social behaviour (e.g. increased play and lower intensity of aggression) than wolves and that the variability of juvenile morphological traits among dog breeds covaries with their signalling behaviour [22–24].”

    From Are dark-eyed dogs favoured by humans? Domestication as a potential driver of iris colour difference between dogs and wolves (2023) · cites this paper as [23]

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Authors
Coppinger, R., Glendinning, J., Torop, E., Matthay, C., Sutherland, M., & Smith, C.
Affiliations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author
Coppinger, R.
ORCID
Venue
Ethology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1987-01-12
Volume
75
Issue
2
Pages
89-108
ISSN
  • 0179-1613 (ISSN-L)
  • 1439-0310
DOI
10.1111/j.1439-0310.1987.tb00645.x
OpenAlex
W4237837701
Cited by
75
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 8505 d)
Locations
  • Ethology (publishedVersion)
  • ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Keywords
predatory behavior, motor patterns, ontogeny, sheep, wolf, coyote, play behavior, social bonding, domestication

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