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Domestication Phenotype Linked to Vocal Behavior in Marmoset Monkeys.
Current biology : CB - 21 Dec 2020
Ghazanfar Asif A, Kelly Lauren M, Takahashi Daniel Y, Winters Sandra, Terrett Rebecca, Higham James P
Abstract excerpt
The domestication syndrome refers to a set of traits that are the by-products of artificial selection for increased tolerance toward humans [1-3]. One hypothesis is that some species, like humans and bonobos, "self-domesticated" and have been under selection for that same suite of domesticated phenotypes [4-8]. However, the evidence for this has been largely circumstantial. Here, we provide evidence that, in...
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