Article
European domestic horses originated in two holocene refugia.
PloS one - 30 Mar 2011
Warmuth Vera, Eriksson Anders, Bower Mim A, Cañon Javier, Cothran Gus, Distl Ottmar, Glowatzki-Mullis Marie-Louise, Hunt Harriet, Luís Cristina, do Mar Oom Maria, Yupanqui Isabel Tupac, Ząbek Tomasz, Manica Andrea
Abstract excerpt
The role of European wild horses in horse domestication is poorly understood. While the fossil record for wild horses in Europe prior to horse domestication is scarce, there have been suggestions that wild populations from various European regions might have contributed to the gene pool of domestic horses. To distinguish between regions where domestic populations are mainly descended from local wild stock and...
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