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 …

Globally, Sus scrofa is one of the most widely recognized species inhabiting earth alongside
humans. Known by many names (wild boar, domestic swine, feral pig), S. scrofa is both an …

The rapid expansion of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) throughout the United States has been fueled
by unlawful introductions, with invasive populations causing extensive crop losses …

The genetic discrimination between phylogenetically close taxa can be challenging if their
gene pools are not differentiated and there are many shared polymorphisms. The gene flow …

Hybridisation between wild and domestic taxa raises complex questions for conservation.
Genetic advances offer new methods for hybrid identification, yet social and cultural factors …

European wildlife has been subjected to intensifying levels of anthropogenic impact
throughout the Holocene, yet the main genetic partitioning of many species is thought to still …

Abstract The European Commission requested EFSA to estimate the risk of spread of African
swine fever (ASF) and to identify potential risk factors (indicators) for the spread of ASF …

Anthropogenic hybridization is recognized as a major threat to the long-term survival of
natural populations. While identifying F1 hybrids might be simple, the detection of older …

In different European countries, including Italy, hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been recognized
as an emerging public health concern. Humans are infected through the orofecal route by …

At present, many ungulate populations have a complex history of isolation and translocation.
Consequently, ungulate populations may have experienced substantial reductions of the …