Paedomorphic facial expressions give dogs a selective advantage.

How wolves were first domesticated is unknown. One hypothesis suggests that wolves underwent a process of self-domestication by tolerating human presence and taking advantage of scavenging possibilities. The puppy-like physical and behavioural traits seen in dogs are thought to have evolved later, a...

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Main Authors: Bridget M Waller, Kate Peirce, Cátia C Caeiro, Linda Scheider, Anne M Burrows, Sandra McCune, Juliane Kaminski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24386109/?tool=EBI