dc.contributor.author |
Ozan, Gündemir |
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dc.contributor.author |
Koungoulos, Loukas |
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dc.contributor.author |
Szara, Tomasz |
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dc.contributor.author |
Duro, Sokol |
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dc.contributor.author |
Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia |
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dc.contributor.author |
Michaud, Margot |
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dc.contributor.author |
Onar, Vedat |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-04-03T15:57:18Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-04-03T15:57:18Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023-11-12 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Gündemir, O., Koungoulos, L., Szara, T., Duro, S., Spataru, M.-C., Michaud, M. et al. (2023) Cranial morphology of Balkan and West Asian livestock guardian dogs. Journal of Anatomy, 243, 951–959. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13929 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0021-8782 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joa.13929 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.iuls.ro/xmlui/handle/20.500.12811/3709 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Several large “shepherd” or livestock guardian dog (LGD) breeds were historically selectively bred to protect sheep and goat flocks in the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Caucasus regions. Although these breeds exhibit similar behavior, their morphology is different. Yet, the fine characterization of the phenotypic differences remains to be analyzed. The aim of this study is to characterize cranial morphology in the specific Balkan and West Asian LGD breeds. We use a 3D geometric morphometric in order to assess morphological differences regarding both shape and size between LGD breeds and compare this phenotypic diversity to close relative wild canids. Our results indicate that Balkan and Anatolian LGDs form a distinct cluster within a relatively large dog cranial size and shape diversity. Most LGDs display a cranial morphology that could be described as intermediate to the mastiff breeds and large herding dogs, except for the Romanian Mioritic shepherd which has a more brachycephalic cranium strongly resembling the bully-type dog cranial morphotype. Although often considered to represent an ancient type of dog, the Balkan–West Asian LGDs are clearly distinguishable from wolves, dingoes, and most other primitive and spitz-type dogs and this group displays a surprising cranial diversity. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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dc.title |
Cranial morphology of Balkan and West Asian livestock guardian dogs |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.author.affiliation |
Ozan Gündemir, Vedat Onar, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul UniversityCerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey |
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dc.author.affiliation |
Loukas Koungoulos, Department of Archaeology, The
University of Sydney, Sydney, New South
Wales, Australia |
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dc.author.affiliation |
Tomasz Szara, Department of Morphological Sciences,
Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw
University of Life Sciences-SGGW,
Warsaw, Poland |
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dc.author.affiliation |
Sokol Duro,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana,
Albania |
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dc.author.affiliation |
Mihaela-Claudia Spataru,
Department of Public Health, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Iasi University of Life
Sciences, Iasi, Romania |
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dc.author.affiliation |
Margot Michaud,
Evolution & Diversity Dynamics Lab,
Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium |
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dc.author.affiliation |
Vedat Onar, Osteoarchaeology Practice and Research
Centre, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa,
Istanbul, Turkey |
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dc.publicationName |
Journal of Anatomy |
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dc.volume |
243 |
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dc.issue |
6 |
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dc.publicationDate |
2023 |
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dc.startingPage |
951 |
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dc.endingPage |
959 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13929 |
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