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Missing history of a modern domesticate: Historical demographics and genetic diversity in farm-bred red fox populations.
The Journal of heredity - 10 Jul 2024
Rando Halie M, Alexander Emmarie P, Preckler-Quisquater Sophie, Quinn Cate B, Stutchman Jeremy T, Johnson Jennifer L, Bastounes Estelle R, Horecka Beata, Black Kristina L, Robson Michael P, Shepeleva Darya V, Herbeck Yury E, Kharlamova Anastasiya V, Trut Lyudmila N, Pauli Jonathan N, Sacks Benjamin N, Kukekova Anna V
Abstract excerpt
The first record of captive-bred red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) dates to 1896 when a breeding enterprise emerged in the provinces of Atlantic Canada. Because its domestication happened during recent history, the red fox offers a unique opportunity to examine the genetic diversity of an emerging domesticated species in the context of documented historical and economic influences. In particular, the historical record...
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