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Domesticated - Evolution in a Man-M..., Richard C. Fran
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- ISBN
- 0393064603
- EAN
- 9780393064605
- Date of Publication
- 20150707
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- Domesticated - Evolution in a Man-Made World
- Artist
- Richard C. Francis
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- Book Title
- Domesticated : Evolution in a Man-Made World
- Item Length
- 1 in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science, History
- Topic
- Civilization, Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 29.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
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We would still be living at subsistence level as hunter-gatherers if not for domestication. It is no accident that the cradle of civilization--the Middle East--is where sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, and cats commenced their fatefully intimate association with humans. Before the agricultural revolution, there were perhaps 10 million humans on earth. Now there are more than 7 billion of us. Our domesticated species have also thrived, in stark contrast to their wild ancestors. In a human-constructed environment--or man-made world--it pays to be domesticated. Domestication is an evolutionary process first and foremost. What most distinguishes domesticated animals from their wild ancestors are genetic alterations resulting in tameness, the capacity to tolerate close human proximity. But selection for tameness often results in a host of seemingly unrelated by-products, including floppy ears, skeletal alterations, reduced aggression, increased sociality, and reduced brain size. It's a package deal known as the domestication syndrome. Elements of the domestication syndrome can be found in every domesticated species--not only cats, dogs, pigs, sheep, cattle, and horses but also more recent human creations, such as domesticated camels, reindeer, and laboratory rats. That domestication results in this suite of changes in such a wide variety of mammals is a fascinating evolutionary story, one that sheds much light on the evolutionary process in general. We humans, too, show signs of the domestication syndrome, which some believe was key to our evolutionary success. By this view, human evolution parallels the evolution of dogs from wolves, in particular. A natural storyteller, Richard C. Francis weaves history, archaeology, and anthropology to create a fascinating narrative while seamlessly integrating the most cutting-edge ideas in twenty-first-century biology, from genomics to evo-devo.
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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393064603
ISBN-13
9780393064605
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204101302
Product Key Features
Book Title
Domesticated : Evolution in a Man-Made World
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1 in
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Item Weight
29.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Sf41.F65 2015
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An effective primer on molecular genetics and the field of evolutionary development... Francis's ability to weave in interesting asides keeps the text thought provoking., There's nothing tame about Richard Francis's latest book. Indeed, domestication is one of the most spectacularly important and fascinating transformations in the history of animal life. I have been waiting a long time for the definitive take on the topic, and finally it is here. Francis goes wide and deep in this wonderful, well-written book.
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2014-046934
Dewey Decimal
636
Dewey Edition
23
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