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- The wild animal species that most plausibly could have yielded valuable domesticates were large terrestrial mammalian herbivores and omnivores, of which the world holds 148 species weighing 45 kg or more (Table 9.2 of ref. 1).
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Aug 8, 2002 · The wild animal species that most plausibly could have yielded valuable domesticates were large terrestrial mammalian herbivores and omnivores, of which the world holds 148 species...
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In order to be considered fully domesticated, most species have undergone significant genetic, behavioural and morphological changes from their wild ancestors, while others have changed very little from their wild ancestors despite hundreds or thousands of years of potential selective breeding.
Most domesticates have their origin in one of a few historic centers of domestication as farm animals. Two notable exceptions are cats and dogs. Wolf domestication was initiated late in the Mesolithic when humans were nomadic hunter-gatherers.
- Carlos A. Driscoll, David W. Macdonald, Stephen J. O'Brien
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Oct 19, 2023 · Einkorn wheat, barley, chickpeas, lentils, and flax were some of the earliest domesticated species. Some archaeologists, like National Geographic Explorer Melinda A. Zeder, use genetic testing to study plants and bones found in ancient sites to learn more about this early domestication.
Apr 3, 2024 · Dogs were originally domesticated to assist people in hunting. There are hundreds of domestic dog species today, but most are pets. Domestication is the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. Domestic species are raised for food, work, clothing, medicine, and many other uses.
May 6, 2022 · Weeds can evolve from wild species, some via Vavilovian or crop mimicry [79]; examples include false flax (Camelina sativa linicola) that grows in flax fields [79] and the Echinochloa sp. barnyard grasses that compete with rice [80]. Others, such as weedy rice [81], evolve as ferals from crops.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the domestication process from wild species to early domesticates (landraces) and their subsequent improvement to modern cultivars.
