ReviewTrends in ecology & evolution2019
Getting Back to Nature: Feralization in Animals and Plants.
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- Genetic and Morphological Diversity in Spontaneous Populations of Brassica rapa: How Do Feral Populations Differ From Wild Ones?Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Harnessing Deep Learning in Searching Wild Relatives of Domestic Animals.Molecular ecology resources · 2026Article
- Unveiling the genetic diversity and ancestry ofAoB PLANTS · 2026Article
- Advancing evidence-informed practice in modern zoos: research priorities for animal welfare, conservation, and social legitimacy.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Selection for Tameness in Red Junglefowl Recapitulates Genetic Loci Associated With Domestication-Related Brain Composition.Molecular ecology · 2025Article
- From wild to domestic and in between: how domestication and feralization changed the morphology of rabbits.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- A universally applicable definition for domestication.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- The genetic legacy of a global marine invader.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Functional Insights Into the Effect of Feralisation on the Gut Microbiota of Cats Worldwide.Molecular ecology · 2025Article
- Rewilded horses in European nature conservation - a genetics, ethics, and welfare perspective.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Review
- Signals of selection and ancestry in independently feral Gallus gallus populations.Molecular ecology · 2024Article
- Phenotypic diversity in early Australian dingoes revealed by traditional and 3D geometric morphometric analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- How domestication, feralization and experience-dependent plasticity affect brain size variation inRoyal Society open science · 2024Article
- The Domestication of Wild Boar Could Result in a Relaxed Selection for Maintaining Olfactory Capacity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Genomic variation, environmental adaptation, and feralization in ramie, an ancient fiber crop.Plant communications · 2024Article
- Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations.Nature ecology & evolution · 2024Article
- Genomic Reconstruction of the Successful Establishment of a Feralized Bovine Population on the Subantarctic Island of Amsterdam.Molecular biology and evolution · 2024Article
- Genomic analyses reveal the stepwise domestication and genetic mechanism of curd biogenesis in cauliflower.Nature genetics · 2024Article
- The cumulative niche approach: A framework to assess the performance of ecological niche model projections.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Impact of feralization on evolutionary trajectories in the genomes of feral cat island populations.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Formerly domesticated organisms and artificially selected genes often escape controlled cultivation, but their subsequent evolution is not well studied. In this review, we examine plant and animal feralization through an evolutionary lens, including how natural selection, artificial selection, and gene flow shape feral genomes, traits, and fitness. Available evidence shows that feralization is not a mere reversal of domestication. Instead, it is shaped by the varied and complex histories of feral populations, and by novel selection pressures. To stimulate further insight we outline several future directions. These include testing how 'domestication genes' act in wild settings, studying the brains and behaviors of feral animals, and comparative analyses of feral populations and taxa. This work offers feasible and exciting research opportunities with both theoretical and practical applications.
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