EPISODE · Dec 12, 2014 · 21 MIN
CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution – Robert Wayne: The Transformation of Wolf to Dog: History Traits and Genetics
from CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio) · host UCTV: UC San Diego
Robert Wayne (UCLA) presents a historical perspective on dog evolution in this talk. The timing and context of dog domestication is controversial. Wayne’s findings place domestication at a time when humans were migratory hunter-gatherers and suggest that a unique domestication scenario applies to the dog, the only large carnivore ever domesticated. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 28895]
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Robert Wayne (UCLA) presents a historical perspective on dog evolution in this talk. The timing and context of dog domestication is controversial. Wayne’s findings place domestication at a time when humans were migratory hunter-gatherers and suggest that a unique domestication scenario applies to the dog, the only large carnivore ever domesticated. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 28895]
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