Genetic distance from wolves affects family dogs’ reactions towards howls

Domestic dog breeds lose the wolf-like vocal and behavioural responses connected to howling as they become more genetically distant from wolves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fanni Lehoczki, Attila Andics, Arik Kershenbaum, Enikő Kubinyi, Daniela Passilongo, Holly Root-Gutteridge, Friederike Range, Vicente Palacios Sánchez, Lori Schmidt, Simon W. Townsend, Stuart K. Watson, Tamás Faragó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04450-9