Neomorphosis and heterochrony of skull shape in dog domestication

The overall similarity of the skull shape of some dog breeds with that of juvenile wolves begs the question if and how ontogenetic changes such as paedomorphosis (evolutionary juvenilisation) played a role in domestication. Here we test for changes in patterns of development and growth during dog do...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scientific reports 2017-10, Vol.7 (1), p.13443-9, Article 13443
Hauptverfasser:	Geiger, Madeleine, Evin, Allowen, Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R., Gascho, Dominic, Mainini, Cornelia, Zollikofer, Christoph P. E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/181/2806 631/601 Animal biology Animals Biodiversity Biological Evolution Breeding Canidae Dogs Domestic animals Domestication Humanities and Social Sciences Life Sciences Morphology multidisciplinary Ontogeny Phenotype Phylogeny Populations and Evolution Science Science (multidisciplinary) Skull Skull - anatomy & histology Wolves
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