Early electron microscopy studies revealed the elaborate cellular features that define the
unique adaptations of apicomplexan parasites. Among these were bulbous rhoptry (ROP) …

Cities may represent one of the most challenging environments for carnivorous mammals.
For example, cities have a dearth of vegetation and other natural resources, coupled with …

The identification of the genetic structure of populations from multilocus genotype data has
become a central component of modern population‐genetic data analysis. Application of …

Little is known about the genetic changes that distinguish domestic cat populations from
their wild progenitors. Here we describe a high-quality domestic cat reference genome …

The Russian Farm-Fox Experiment is the best known experimental study in animal
domestication. By subjecting a population of foxes to selection for tameness alone, Dimitry …

Cats are generalist predators that have been widely introduced to the world's~ 179 000
islands. Once introduced to islands, cats prey on a variety of native species many of which …

Artificial selection is the selection of advantageous natural variation for human ends and is
the mechanism by which most domestic species evolved. Most domesticates have their …

Over the past 11,000 years humans have brought a wide variety of animals under
domestication. Domestic animals belong to all Linnaean animal classes—mammals, birds …

Jack Harlan was a polymath. His life-long study of crop evolution combined plant sciences,
archaeology, systematics, genetics, and conservation, leaving a legacy of five decades of …

Guidelines rationale: A cat's level of comfort with its environment is intrinsically linked to its
physical health, emotional wellbeing and behavior. Having a basic understanding of the …