[ExI] Fox domestication in less than a century?/was Re: Really? and EP

Dan dan_ust at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 22 13:24:20 UTC 2009


I haven't read anything on Clark's site, but I did, many years ago, read about a fox domestication experiment:

http://www.americanscientist.org/my_amsci/restricted.aspx?act=pdf&id=3038739723681

It appears that this attempt at domestication -- selecting for tameness -- also led to other traits one finds in domesticated animals, such as floppy ears and variations in coat coloring.

I'd like to see similar work with the lynx.

Regards,

Dan


      



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