Research Article
Out of Asia: An Allopatric Model for the Evolution of the Domestic Dog
Table 1
Comparison of models of dog domestication.
| | Model | White fang model | Village dog model | Allopatric model |
| | Reference | London (1905) [13]
Lorenz (1952) [5]
| Clutton-Brock and Jewell (1993) [39]
Morey (1994) [22]
Coppinger and Schneider (1995) [35]
Crockford (2000) [20] |
Braude and Gladman, herein
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| | First step | Adoption of wolf pup | Wolves scavenge
around human
settlements | Wolves follow humans
and scavenge |
| | Selection | Human selection for tameness | Ecological selection for tolerance of humans | Ecological selection for tolerance of humans |
| | Speciation process | Human imposed
Separation of
domestic line
from wild population | Sympatric
despite local
wild hunting
population | Allopatric separation
of tolerant scavenger population from wild hunting population |
| | Location of origin | Eurasia, Africa,
and North America | Unspecified | East Asia |
| | Reason for initial domestication | Pet for woman
or child | Jump from scavenger to hunting
companion and guard | Source of meat |
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