Possible origins and implications of atypical morphologies and domestication-like traits in wild golden jackals (Canis aureus)

Abstract Deciphering the origins of phenotypic variations in natural animal populations is a challenging topic for evolutionary and conservation biologists. Atypical morphologies in mammals are usually attributed to interspecific hybridisation or de-novo mutations. Here we report the case of four go...

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Main Authors: Ayelet Barash, Shlomo Preiss-Bloom, Yossy Machluf, Elena Fabbri, Dan Malkinson, Edoardo Velli, Nadia Mucci, Alon Barash, Romolo Caniglia, Tamar Dayan, Yaron Dekel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34533-w