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NOVA Web Site—Dogs and More The Human Role in Dog Evolution Budiansky, Stephen.
Dogs www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ The Truth About dogs: An inquiry
www.pbs.org/nova/dogs/ lessons/08/g9 2/dogsevolution.html into the Ancestry, social conventions,
In this companion Web site for the Presents a lesson that asks students to mental habits, and moral Fiber of canis
NOVA program, discover why there investigate and consider the human role Familiaris.
are so many breeds, read about why in the domestication and evolution of New York: Viking Press, 2000.
dogs are an evolutionary success, view ancient and modern dog breeds. Draws on evidence from behavioral
a photo gallery of working dogs, and science, archeology, biology, and
match breeds with their countries of The Truth About Dogs neuroscience to probe how the relationship
origin. www.theatlantic.com/issues/99jul/ between humans and dogs developed.
9907dogs.htm
American Kennel Club Presents author Stephen Budianski’s view Coppinger, Raymond and Lorna.
www.akc.org/ on how dogs have evolved into a species dogs: A startling New understanding
Contains information about purebred uniquely adapted to getting food and of canine Origin, Behavior, and
dogs, including a list of recognized shelter from people. evolution.
breeds, information on how to choose New York: Scribner, 2001.
a puppy, and facts about DNA testing The Wolf-Dog Hybrid: An Overview Focuses on how dog breeds have evolved
to prove dog parentage. of a Controversial Animal and examines how the dog became a
www.nal.usda.gov/awic/newsletters/ distinct species from the wolf.
Dog Breed Info Center v5n4/5n4wille.htm
www.dogbreedinfo.com/ Reviews some of the anatomical and Padgett, George A.
Provides an alphabetical listing of dog physiological differences between dogs control of canine Genetic diseases.
breeds with additional information and wolves and presents some of the New York: Howell Book House, 1998.
describing each breed and listing breeding, genetic, and legal issues Includes chapters on modes of inheritance,
information about its temperament, associated with wolf-dog hybrids. tables and probabilities, genetic disease
living conditions, exercise requirements, predisposition by breed, and definitions of
and health conditions. canine genetic disorders.
The Dog Genome Project Ritvo, Harriet.
mendel.berkeley.edu/dog/ The Animal estate: The english and
manifesto.html Other creatures in the Victorian Age.
Outlines the goals of the dog genome Cambridge, Massachusetts:
project, similar to the human genome Harvard University Press, 1989.
project, which is aimed at mapping all Discusses the role of animals in Victorian
the chromosomes in dogs. England and looks at selective breeding.
The Genetics of … Dogs Serpell, James (editor).
www.discover.com/issues/apr-03/ The domestic dog: its evolution,
departments/featscienceof/ Behaviour and interactions with People.
Looks at some of the genetic prob- New York: Cambridge University
lems faced by purebred dogs, such as Press, 1995
bulldogs with heads too large to fit Explores the natural history of the dog and
through the birth canal and crippled its evolution, behavior, and interactions
German shepherds, and humans’ with humans.
influence on these problems through
artificial selection.

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