Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World
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The wolf evolved into the Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat and the auroch into the milk-producing cow. This happened through the process called "domestication". Domesticated creatures have served us well-- without them, civilisation as we know it would not exist. Richard C. Francis weaves history, archaeology and anthropology, while seamlessly integrating the most cutting-edge ideas in twenty-first-century biology, to create a fascinating narrative. Each domesticated species is a case study in evolution, and two key themes emerge: that domestication often results in the retention of juvenile traits and that evolution remains fundamentally a conservative process. Francis also explores the ways in which these themes apply to human evolution.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393064603
ISBN13:9780393064605
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:496 Pages
Weight:1.98 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.4" x 9.4"
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