Rapid morphological change in an insular population of feral sheep

Artificially selected qualities can reduce fitness in a wild setting, thus feral domesticates should experience strong selective forces. Domestic sheep Ovis aries have frequently become feral on islands, which differ substantially from mainland environments. We examined changes in body mass and wool...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of zoology (1987) 2009-03, Vol.277 (3), p.221-231
Hauptverfasser:	Van Vuren, D. H., Bakker, V. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal populations body size coat colour dwarfing feral Ovis aries sexual size dimorphism Sheep Wool wool loss Zoology
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