Hybridization, defined as breeding between two distinct taxonomic units, can have an
important effect on the evolutionary patterns in cross-breeding taxa. Although interspecific …

The worldwide extinction of megafauna during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene is
evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, human or …

Domestic sheep and their wild relatives harbor substantial genetic variants that can form the
backbone of molecular breeding, but their genome landscapes remain understudied. Here …

Environmental stressors have, over generations, influenced the morphology, anatomy,
behaviour, physiology, and genetic structure of small ruminants. The widespread dispersal …

An organic single‐crystal optical resonator that maintains its optical performance even upon
mechanical bending remains a challenging target. Here, the first flexible organic crystal …

Background The detection of selective traits in different populations can not only reveal
current mechanisms of artificial selection for breeding, but also provide new insights into …

The fat tail of sheep is an important organ that has evolved to adapt to extreme
environments. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying the fat tail phenotype remain …

Background Sheep genomes undergo numerous genes losses, gains and mutation that
generates genome variability among breeds of the same species after long time natural and …

Abstract The Old World camels play an important role as one of the main food sources in
large parts of Asia and Africa. Natural selection combined with artificial selection by human …

High-altitude hypoxia acclimatization requires whole-body physiological regulation in
highland immigrants, but the underlying genetic mechanism has not been clarified. Here we …