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Man's strategy in domestication - a synthesis of new research trends.

H. Hemmer

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Wild speciesLitter SizeZoologyBiologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceDogsPregnancyAnimalsAnimal HusbandryDomesticationMolecular BiologyGeneArtiodactylaPharmacologyBehavior AnimalBody WeightBrainCell BiologyOrgan SizeBiological EvolutionRatsAnimals DomesticBrain sizeCatsMolecular MedicineFemale

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The minimum brain size possible in the relevant wild species and certain colour types which, because of alterations in the neurotransmitter system caused by the respective colour genes, are related to behavioural traits diverging from the wild animal's norm appear to be first-rate bases for domestication either separately or in combination.

10.1007/bf01990223https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/945187