Bibliograph

Once a wolf, the science behind our dogs' astonishing genetic evolution, Bryan Sykes

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Once a wolf, the science behind our dogs' astonishing genetic evolution, Bryan Sykes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Once a wolf

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1076474504

Responsibility statement

Bryan Sykes

Sub title

the science behind our dogs' astonishing genetic evolution

Summary

Reveals how all dogs share a common ancestry with a small group of domesticated wolves and how the vast range of canine breeds were created by a few gene mutations

Table Of Contents

Lupa -- Darwin's dilemma -- I met a traveller from an antique land -- On the origin of wolves -- The living fossil -- Let the bones speak -- The cave of forgotten dreams -- Hunting with wolves -- Why didn't Shaun Ellis get eaten by wolves? -- Friend or foe? -- A touch of evil -- The basic framework -- We see the first dogs -- The studbook of Dudly Coutts Marjoribanks -- The emergence of modern breeds -- The dog genome -- The genetics of pedigree breeds -- The dance of life -- At the heart of the matter -- In the lab -- The scientist who came in from the cold -- The autumn muster -- The girl who talks with dogs -- Born again: cloning your dog -- Beyond the reach of reason

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