Article
Genetic analyses reveal independent domestication origins of Eurasian reindeer.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Aug 2008
Røed Knut H, Flagstad Oystein, Nieminen Mauri, Holand Oystein, Dwyer Mark J, Røv Nils, Vilà Carles
Abstract excerpt
Although there is little doubt that the domestication of mammals was instrumental for the modernization of human societies, even basic features of the path towards domestication remain largely unresolved for many species. Reindeer are considered to be in the early phase of domestication with wild and domestic herds still coexisting widely across Eurasia. This provides a unique model system for understanding how...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Europe
- Genetic Variation
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Reindeer
- Russia