Dogs : Domestication and the Development of a Social Bond
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521760062
ISBN-13
9780521760065
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 12th, 2010
Print length
380 Pages
Weight
62 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 16.10 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Zoology: mammals (mammalogy)Animal behaviourEthology and animal behaviourZoology: Mammals
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Dogs have developed a distinctive social bond with people throughout the world. This book traces the dog's journey through time. Using archaeological and modern evidence, it explores the process of dog domestication, evolution of dogs from their wolf ancestors, and the roles of dogs in human societies through time.
This book traces the evolution of the dog, from its origins about 15,000 years ago up to recent times. The timing of dog domestication receives attention, with comparisons between different genetics-based models and archaeological evidence. Allometric patterns between dogs and their ancestors, wolves, shed light on the nature of the morphological changes that dogs underwent. Dog burials highlight a unifying theme of the whole book: the development of a distinctive social bond between dogs and people; the book also explores why dogs and people relate so well to each other. Though cosmopolitan in overall scope, greatest emphasis is on the New World, with entire chapter devoted to dogs of the arctic regions, mostly in the New World. Discussion of several distinctive modern roles of dogs underscores the social bond between dogs and people.
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