Once a Wolf: The Science Behind Our Dogs' Astonishing Genetic Evolution
by Bryan Sykes
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2019. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in new dust jacket. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes photos. 304 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. How did wolves evolve into dogs? When did this happen, and what role did humans play? Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes used the full array of modern technology to explore the canine genetic journey that likely began when a human child decided to adopt a wolf cub thousands of years ago. In the process, he discovered that only a handful of genes have created the huge range of shapes, sizes, and colors in modern dogs. Providing scientific insight into these adaptive stages, Sykes focuses attention on our own species, and how our own evolution from (perhaps equally aggressive) primates was enhanced by this most unlikely ally. Whether examining our obsession with canine purity, or delving into the prehistoric past to answer the most fundamental question of all, "Why do we love our dog so much?," Once a Wolf is an engaging work no dog lover or ancestry aficionado should be without.
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- Once a Wolf: The Science Behind Our Dogs' Astonishing Genetic Evolution
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- Bryan Sykes
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
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- New
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- ISBN 10
- 1631493795
- ISBN 13
- 9781631493799
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- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- Date Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 304
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Wolves, Wolf, Dogs, Pets, Evolution, Animals, Man's best friend, Science, Zoology, Canine genetics, Dog breeds,
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