Cats and dogs cross the line: domestic breeds follow Rensch’s rule, their wild relatives do not

Cats and dogs cross the line: domestic breeds follow Rensch’s rule, their wild relatives do not

The domestication syndrome already recognized by Darwin shows that domesticated species acquire a number of novel morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics not present in their wild ancestors. Because body size and sexual size dimorphism (SSD) are essential characteristics of speci...

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Main Authors: C. J. Bidau, P. A. MartÍnez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2017-07-01
Series:Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii
Subjects:
canis familiaris
felis catus
canidae
felidae
domestication
sexual size dimorphism
reduced major axis regression
body size.
Online Access:https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1026

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