Introduction to Domestication

This episode is an introduction to the subject of domestication. Sara and Maria discuss important definitions and talk about early domestication, pathways of domestication, domestication syndrome and much more.---Articles used in the creation of this episode:Ferreira, Vitor Hugo Bessa, et al. "Are domesticated animals dumber than their wild relatives? A comprehensive review on the domestication effects on animal cognitive performance." Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2023): 105407.Gleeson, Ben Thomas, and Laura AB Wilson. "Shared reproductive disruption, not neural crest or tameness, explains the domestication syndrome." Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290.1995 (2023): 20222464.Wilkins, Adam S., Richard W. Wrangham, and W. Tecumseh Fitch. "The “domestication syndrome” in mammals: a unified explanation based on neural crest cell behavior and genetics." Genetics 197.3 (2014): 795-808.Zeder, Melinda A. "Pathways to animal domestication." Biodiversity in agriculture: domestication, evolution, and sustainability 10 (2012): 227-259.--Intro and outro music: Nashville Vibes by Andy Warner https://tunetank.com/track/6477-nashville-vibes/