Similar slow down in running speed progression in species under human pressure

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1792-1799

  Desgorces, François Denis ^a,b   Berthelot, G ^a,b   Charmantier, A ^c   Tafflet, M ^a,d   Schaal, K ^a   Jarne, P ^c   Toussaint, J F ^a,b,e  

^a Sorbonne Paris Cité   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^e HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Phenotype; Physical performance; Running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANID; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HERITABILITY; HOMINID; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; TRAINING;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HORSE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RUNNING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RUNNING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EAST AFRICA; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ELAGATIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84865161684     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02563.x     Document Type: Article

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