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That's So Last Season: Unraveling the Genomic Consequences of Fur Farming in Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2025
Cockerill Christopher A, Chacón-Duque J Camilo, Bergfeldt Nora, von Seth Johanna, Björklund Gabriella, Hasselgren Malin, Wallén Johan, Angerbjörn Anders, Fuglei Eva, Unnsteinsdottir Ester Rut, White Paula, Samelius Gustaf, Alisauskas Ray, Berteaux Dominique, Flagstad Øystein, Landa Arild, Eide Nina E, Olsen Remi-André, Bunikis Ignas, Pálsson Snæbjörn, Magnússon Kristinn Pétur, Dalén Love, Norén Karin
Abstract excerpt
Humans have relied on animal fur for centuries, yet fur farming only began recently during the mid-19th Century. Little is known about this incipient domestication or the genomic processes involved. Domestication may involve founder effects, population bottlenecks and low population size, which, when combined with intense artificial selection, lead to inbreeding, a limited gene pool and reduced fitness. The...
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- Animals
- Foxes
- Domestication
- Animal Fur