The Process of Animal Domestication (eBook)

Marcelo Sánchez-Villagra (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
352 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-21768-0 (ISBN)

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The first modern scholarly synthesis of animal domesticationAcross the globe and at different times in the past millennia, the evolutionary history of domesticated animals has been greatly affected by the myriad, complex, and diverse interactions humans have had with the animals closest to them. The Process of Animal Domestication presents a broad synthesis of this subject, from the rich biology behind the initial stages of domestication to how the creation of breeds reflects cultural and societal transformations that have impacted the biosphere.Marcelo Sanchez-Villagra draws from a wide range of fields, including evolutionary biology, zooarchaeology, ethnology, genetics, developmental biology, and evolutionary morphology to provide a fresh perspective to this classic topic. Relying on various conceptual and technical tools, he examines the natural history of phenotypes and their developmental origins. He presents case studies involving mammals, birds, fish, and insect species, and he highlights the importance of domestication for the comprehension of evolution, anatomy, ontogeny, and dozens of fundamental biological processes.Bringing together the most current developments, The Process of Animal Domestication will interest a wide range of readers, from evolutionary biologists, developmental biologists, and geneticists to anthropologists and archaeologists.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.1.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 16 color + 102 b/w illus. 9 tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Adoption • agricultural science • Agriculture • American Poultry Association • Amino acid • Angora goat • Animal breeding • Animal Communication • animal culture • Animal feed • animal husbandry • Animal testing • Animal welfare • Anser (bird) • Assortative Mating • Australian Terrier • Bantam (poultry) • Basset Hound • Behavioral Ecology • Behavior Modification • Breed • Breed club • Breed group (dog) • Breeding Program • Browsing (herbivory) • Bush dog • Captivity (animal) • Carnivora • cattle • Crossbreed • Crosses, Genetic • dairy cattle • Dog Breed • Domesticated turkey • domestication • Domestication of the horse • Domestic Pig • Domestic rabbit • evolutionary biology • Fauna • Fertilisation • fowl • Gene • Gene Pool • Gene product • gene therapy • Genetic Analysis • genetic predisposition • Genetic Testing • genetic variability • genetic variation • genomics • German Shepherd • Goat • Guinea Pig • Herder • herding • Holstein Friesian cattle • Human settlement • Human tooth development • Hunter-Gatherer • hunting dog • Hunting strategy • Hybrid (biology) • Icelandic sheep • Inbreeding • Land mine • livestock • Mammal • mammalian species • Mammal tooth • mating • meat • microbiome • microbiota • Microclimate • model organism • Mongolian gerbil • Natural selection • neural crest • neurochemistry • On the Origin of Species • Origin of the domestic dog • pasture • Peccary • Phenotype • Placentalia • Poultry • purebred dog • pygmy goat • Reproduction • rodent • selective breeding • self-domestication • Stimulus (physiology) • Texel sheep • The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication • Veterinary Medicine • Weaning • Wild boar
• ISBN-10: 0-691-21768-8 / 0691217688
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-21768-0 / 9780691217680