Spotted phenotypes in horses lost attractiveness in the Middle Ages

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Spotted phenotypes in horses lost attractiveness in the Middle Ages. / Wutke, Saskia; Benecke, Norbert; Sandoval-Castellanos, Edson; Döhle, Hans-Jürgen; Friederich, Susanne; Gonzalez, Javier; Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn; Hofreiter, Michael; Lõugas, Lembi; Magnell, Ola; Morales-Muniz, Arturo; Orlando, Ludovic Antoine Alexandre; Pálsdóttir, Albína Hulda; Reissmann, Monika; Ruttkay, Matej; Trinks, Alexandra; Ludwig, Arne.

I: Scientific Reports, Bind 6, 38548, 07.12.2016.

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Wutke, S, Benecke, N, Sandoval-Castellanos, E, Döhle, H-J, Friederich, S, Gonzalez, J, Hallsson, JH, Hofreiter, M, Lõugas, L, Magnell, O, Morales-Muniz, A, Orlando, LAA, Pálsdóttir, AH, Reissmann, M, Ruttkay, M, Trinks, A & Ludwig, A 2016, 'Spotted phenotypes in horses lost attractiveness in the Middle Ages', Scientific Reports, bind 6, 38548. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38548

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Wutke, S., Benecke, N., Sandoval-Castellanos, E., Döhle, H-J., Friederich, S., Gonzalez, J., Hallsson, J. H., Hofreiter, M., Lõugas, L., Magnell, O., Morales-Muniz, A., Orlando, L. A. A., Pálsdóttir, A. H., Reissmann, M., Ruttkay, M., Trinks, A., & Ludwig, A. (2016). Spotted phenotypes in horses lost attractiveness in the Middle Ages. Scientific Reports, 6, [38548]. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38548

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Wutke S, Benecke N, Sandoval-Castellanos E, Döhle H-J, Friederich S, Gonzalez J o.a. Spotted phenotypes in horses lost attractiveness in the Middle Ages. Scientific Reports. 2016 dec. 7;6. 38548. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38548

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Wutke, Saskia ; Benecke, Norbert ; Sandoval-Castellanos, Edson ; Döhle, Hans-Jürgen ; Friederich, Susanne ; Gonzalez, Javier ; Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn ; Hofreiter, Michael ; Lõugas, Lembi ; Magnell, Ola ; Morales-Muniz, Arturo ; Orlando, Ludovic Antoine Alexandre ; Pálsdóttir, Albína Hulda ; Reissmann, Monika ; Ruttkay, Matej ; Trinks, Alexandra ; Ludwig, Arne. / Spotted phenotypes in horses lost attractiveness in the Middle Ages. I: Scientific Reports. 2016 ; Bind 6.

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abstract = "Horses have been valued for their diversity of coat colour since prehistoric times; this is especially the case since their domestication in the Caspian steppe in ~3,500 BC. Although we can assume that human preferences were not constant, we have only anecdotal information about how domestic horses were influenced by humans. Our results from genotype analyses show a significant increase in spotted coats in early domestic horses (Copper Age to Iron Age). In contrast, medieval horses carried significantly fewer alleles for these phenotypes, whereas solid phenotypes (i.e., chestnut) became dominant. This shift may have been supported because of (i) pleiotropic disadvantages, (ii) a reduced need to separate domestic horses from their wild counterparts, (iii) a lower religious prestige, or (iv) novel developments in weaponry. These scenarios may have acted alone or in combination. However, the dominance of chestnut is a remarkable feature of the medieval horse population.",
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AU - Benecke, Norbert

AU - Sandoval-Castellanos, Edson

AU - Döhle, Hans-Jürgen

AU - Friederich, Susanne

AU - Gonzalez, Javier

AU - Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn

AU - Hofreiter, Michael

AU - Lõugas, Lembi

AU - Magnell, Ola

AU - Morales-Muniz, Arturo

AU - Orlando, Ludovic Antoine Alexandre

AU - Pálsdóttir, Albína Hulda

AU - Reissmann, Monika

AU - Ruttkay, Matej

AU - Trinks, Alexandra

AU - Ludwig, Arne

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N2 - Horses have been valued for their diversity of coat colour since prehistoric times; this is especially the case since their domestication in the Caspian steppe in ~3,500 BC. Although we can assume that human preferences were not constant, we have only anecdotal information about how domestic horses were influenced by humans. Our results from genotype analyses show a significant increase in spotted coats in early domestic horses (Copper Age to Iron Age). In contrast, medieval horses carried significantly fewer alleles for these phenotypes, whereas solid phenotypes (i.e., chestnut) became dominant. This shift may have been supported because of (i) pleiotropic disadvantages, (ii) a reduced need to separate domestic horses from their wild counterparts, (iii) a lower religious prestige, or (iv) novel developments in weaponry. These scenarios may have acted alone or in combination. However, the dominance of chestnut is a remarkable feature of the medieval horse population.

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