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Dog DNA is still evolving - 11 breed influences you didn't know could be genetic

Explore the fascinating ways dog breeds continue to evolve through genetic influences. Coat Length The fluffy Afghan Hound ...

Dogs’ changes in size and shape began at least 11,000 years ago

Dogs today come in a mind- blowing array of shapes and sizes, but when did this diversity in canine forms begin? New research ...
Science Daily

11,000-year-old dog skulls reveal a hidden origin story

Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape ...
insider.si.edu

The domestic dog : its evolution, behaviour, and interactions with people / edited by James Serpell ; pencil drawings by Priscilla Barrett

Origins of the dog: domestication and early history / JulieClutton-Brock -- Evolution of working dogs / Raymond Coppinger and Richard Schneider -- Genetic aspects of dog behaviour with particular ...
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The diverse and distinctive forms of domestic dogs first appeared more than 10,000 years ago

While the range of physical diversity dogs show is often thought to be the result of intense breeding over the last 200 years, a new study – based on tracing 50,000 years of canid skull evolution – ...
The Conversation

It’s a myth that the Victorians created modern dog breeds – we’ve uncovered their prehistoric roots

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