Studies on Amerindian dogs, 3: Prehistoric wolf/dog hybrids from the northwestern plains |
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Authors: | Danny N Walker George C Frison |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3431, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USA |
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Abstract: | Discriminant function analysis is an invaluable statistical tool for the taxonomic identification of hybrids between various extant species of Canis in the eastern United States. This technique has recently been applied to the taxonomic identification of canid skulls from several Wyoming archaeological sites. Analysis indicates most canid remains, originally identified as wolf (Canis lupus), to be wolf/dog hybrids exhibiting constant and continual backbreeding to the local wolf populations. The spatial and temporal extent of the form is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Northwestern plains archaeology wyoming wolf/dog hybridization discriminant function analysis |
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