Human Preferences for Conformation Attributes and Head-And-Neck Positions in Horses.

Human preferences for certain morphological attributes among domestic animals may be entirely individual or, more generally, may reflect evolutionary pressures that favor certain conformation. Artificial selection for attributes, such as short heads and crested necks of horses, may have functional a...

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Main Authors: Georgina L Caspar, Navneet K Dhand, Paul D McGreevy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4488389?pdf=render