{"product_id":"how-to-tame-a-fox-and-build-a-dog-visionary-scientists-and-a-siberian-tale-of-jump-started-evolution-paperback","title":"How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Alan Dugatkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLyudmila Trut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs--they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken--imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut set out to do just that, by starting with a few dozen silver foxes from fox farms in the USSR and attempting to recreate the evolution of wolves into dogs in real time in order to witness the process of domestication. This is the extraordinary, untold story of this remarkable undertaking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most accounts of the natural evolution of wolves place it over a span of about 15,000 years, but within a decade, Belyaev and Trut's fox breeding experiments had resulted in puppy-like foxes with floppy ears, piebald spots, and curly tails. Along with these physical changes came genetic and behavioral changes, as well. The foxes were bred using selection criteria for tameness, and with each generation, they became increasingly interested in human companionship. Trut has been there the whole time, and has been the lead scientist on this work since Belyaev's death in 1985, and with Lee Dugatkin, biologist and science writer, she tells the story of the adventure, science, politics, and love behind it all. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Tame a Fox\u003c\/i\u003e, Dugatkin and Trut take us inside this path-breaking experiment in the midst of the brutal winters of Siberia to reveal how scientific history is made and continues to be made today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To date, 56 generations of foxes have been domesticated, and we continue to learn significant lessons from them about the genetic and behavioral evolution of domesticated animals. \u003ci\u003eHow to Tame a Fox \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an incredible tale of scientists at work, while also celebrating the deep attachments that have brought humans and animals together throughout time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Alan Dugatkin\u003c\/b\u003e is an evolutionary biologist and historian of science in the department of biology at the University of Louisville. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Altruism Equation: Seven Scientists Search for the Origins of Goodness \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose: Natural History in Early America, \u003c\/i\u003ethe latter also published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eLyudmila Trut\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of evolutionary genetics at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, in Novosibirsk, Siberia. She has been the lead researcher on the silver fox domestication experiment since 1959. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754045604128,"sku":"9780226599717","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7e5cedd1a1f13a9edf8a02eb0ce90100.webp?v=1780032221","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-tame-a-fox-and-build-a-dog-visionary-scientists-and-a-siberian-tale-of-jump-started-evolution-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}