A Dysfunctional Sense of Smell: The Irreversibility of Olfactory Evolution in Free-Living Pigs

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 229-239

  Maselli, Valeria ^a,b   Polese, Gianluca ^b   Larson, Greger ^c   Raia, Pasquale ^b   Forte, Nicola ^b   Rippa, Daniela ^b   Ligrone, Roberto ^a   Vicidomini, Rosario ^b   Fulgione, Domenico ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Domestication; Evolution; Free living pig; Smell; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901047316     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-013-9262-3     Document Type: Article

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