автор(ы): A. Ruvinsky and J. Sampson

According to the latest data, wolf domestication commenced more than 100,000 years ago and there were several independent cases of domestication. No other domesticated animal has had such a long history of close relationship with humans as the dog. It should also be noted that no other species has shown such an enormous range of phenotypic and genetic variation. Ancient, multiple domestication events certainly contributed to this phenomenon, but other factors such as intensive selection have led to a degree of variation unsurpassed in other species. Since Darwin, it has become apparent that the dog is the best species for studying domestication. Hopefully this book provides readers with comprehensive information about different aspects of domestication. Nevertheless, this fundamental problem still requires significant attention.

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