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Size Reduction in Early European Domestic Cattle Relates to Intensification of Neolithic Herding Strategies
Our analysis of over 28,000 osteometric measurements from fossil remains dating between c. 5600 and 1500 BCE reveals a substantial reduction in body mass of 33% in Neolithic central European domestic cattle. We investigate various plausible explanations for this phenotypic adaptation, dismissing cli...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4668083/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26630287 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141873 |