Evolution of the sheep coat: the impact of domestication on its structure and development

Wild sheep and many primitive domesticated breeds have two coats: coarse hairs covering shorter, finer fibres. Both are shed annually. Exploitation of wool for apparel in the Bronze Age encouraged breeding for denser fleeces and continuously growing white fibres. The Merino is regarded as the culmin...

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Autores principales: Jackson, Neville, Maddocks, Ian G., Watts, James E., Scobie, David, Mason, Rebecca S., Gordon-Thomson, Clare, Stockwell, Sally, Moore, Geoffrey P.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32517826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0016672320000063

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32517826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0016672320000063

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