Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and EvolutionUniversity of Chicago Press, 2002 - 352 էջ Biologists, breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with humans, the Coppingers take a close look at eight different types of dogs—household, village, livestock guarding, herding, sled-pulling, pointing, retrieving, and hound. They argue that dogs did not evolve directly from wolves, nor were they trained by early humans; instead they domesticated themselves to exploit a new ecological niche: Mesolithic village dumps. Tracing the evolution of today's breeds from these village dogs, the Coppingers show how characteristic shapes and behaviors—from pointing and baying to the sleek shapes of running dogs—arise from both genetic heritage and the environments in which pups are raised. For both dogs and humans to get the most out of each other, we need to understand and adapt to the biological needs and dispositions of our canine companions, just as they have to ours. |
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... tried out the novel sys- tem of protecting their livestock with guarding dogs . Sled dog drivers , retriever trainers ... trying to improve our biology- speak . Steve Weisler made us rewrite the section on differences between the various ...
... tried out the novel sys- tem of protecting their livestock with guarding dogs . Sled dog drivers , retriever trainers ... trying to improve our biology- speak . Steve Weisler made us rewrite the section on differences between the various ...
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... Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center in Arkansas were trying to find out if it was really true that in Europe , special breeds of sheepdogs lived among the flocks and protected sheep and goats Preface 15.
... Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center in Arkansas were trying to find out if it was really true that in Europe , special breeds of sheepdogs lived among the flocks and protected sheep and goats Preface 15.
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... trying to find out if the difference in behavior is genetic , we have to observe the two breeds in the same environment in order to eliminate environment as an experimental variable . But if they are adapted to different environments ...
... trying to find out if the difference in behavior is genetic , we have to observe the two breeds in the same environment in order to eliminate environment as an experimental variable . But if they are adapted to different environments ...
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... tried to treat all the dogs in this book consistently . But we realize that even though we are supposed to be unbiased , objective sci- entists , we are also two of the world's most avid admirers of dogs . Our prejudices may show ...
... tried to treat all the dogs in this book consistently . But we realize that even though we are supposed to be unbiased , objective sci- entists , we are also two of the world's most avid admirers of dogs . Our prejudices may show ...
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... trying to figure out which was more important , nature or nurture , was like trying to determine whether length or width was more important in understanding the area of a field . Even though animal - behavior students in different ...
... trying to figure out which was more important , nature or nurture , was like trying to determine whether length or width was more important in understanding the area of a field . Even though animal - behavior students in different ...
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE BASIC DOG COMMENSALISM | 35 |
Wolves Evolve into Dogs | 37 |
THE PINOCCHIO HYPOTHESIS OF DOG ORIGIN | 39 |
TAMING THE WOLF | 40 |
TRAINING THE WOLF | 45 |
DOMESTICATING THE WOLF | 47 |
SPECIATION REQUIRES POPULATIONS THAT EVOLVENOT INDIVIDUALS | 48 |
SPECIATION REQUIRES DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY | 50 |
THE VALUE OF THE BREED STANDARD | 185 |
Behavioral Conformation | 187 |
THE BORDER COLLIES BEHAVIORAL CONFORMATION | 209 |
MOTOR PATTERNS | 215 |
ARE PEOPLE THE DOGS BEST FRIEND? PARASITISM AMENSALISM AND DULOSIS | 223 |
Household Dogs | 225 |
MEASURING THE BENEFIT TO HUMANS OF THE HOUSEHOLD DOG | 235 |
Assistance Dogs | 251 |
Village Dogs | 67 |
THE MESOLITHIC ISLAND | 70 |
Natural Breeds | 83 |
PEOPLE BECOME CONSCIOUS OF DOGS | 87 |
WORKING DOGS AND PEOPLE MUTUALISM | 95 |
Developmental Environments | 99 |
DISTRIBUTING AND MIXING GENES | 117 |
EVOLVING THE SIZE AND SHAPE | 128 |
SELECTING FOR COLOR | 134 |
WALKING HOUNDS | 138 |
The Physical Conformation of a Breed | 155 |
THE SHAPE OF THE TEAM | 174 |
RUNNING IS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR | 179 |
THE SOCIETY OF A SLED DOG TEAM | 183 |
THE TAIL WAGS THE DOG | 269 |
Whats in the Name Canis familiaris? | 271 |
The Age of the Dog | 281 |
Why Dogs Look the Way They Do | 293 |
HOW TO CHANGE SIZE | 297 |
HOW TO CHANGE SHAPE | 300 |
THE SHAPE OF INTELLIGENCE | 305 |
RAPID EVOLUTION OF BREEDS | 306 |
NEOTENY PAEDOMORPHISM AND THE EVOLUTION OF DOGS FROM WOLVES | 309 |
Conclusion | 315 |
Bibliography | 325 |
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