Tracking domestication signals across populations of North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) via citizen science-driven image repositories

Abstract North American raccoons are widespread across the contiguous United States and live in close proximity to humans (i.e. urban) and in rural environments. This makes them an excellent species for comparative work on the effects of human environments on phenotypic traits. We use raccoons as a...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Zoology
Main Authors:	Artem Apostolov, Alanis Bradley, Shane Dreher, Cole Dwyer, Jessica Edwards, Marie E. Evans, Nari Gu, Jacob Hansen, Jackson D. Lewis, Aiden T. Mashburn, Kelsey Miller, Eli Richardson, Wesley Roller, Adam Stark, Jackson Swift, Oscar Zuniga, Raffaela Lesch
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Domestication Procyon lotor Neural crest Commensalism Tameness Urbanization
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-025-00583-1