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Table 2 Investigated time series of domestic dog, domestic pig, wolf, and wild boar skulls

From: Similar rates of morphological evolution in domesticated and wild pigs and dogs

Groups

n

Investigated time period

Number of years

Number of generations

References

Domestic dogs

 St. Bernard

72

1885-2012

127

103.3

This study

 Newfoundland

8

1899-1996

97

78.9

This study

 Boxer

13

1928-2004

76

61.8

[32]

 Barsoi

9

1937-2010

73

59.3

[32]

 Bullterrier

17

1932-2000

68

55.3

This study

 Dachshund

15

1931-1997

66

53.7

[32]

 French bulldog

17

1933-1995

62

50.4

[32]

 Greyhound

18

1932-1986

54

43.9

[32]

 Dogue de Bordeaux

7

1955-1998

43

35

[32]

 Siberian husky

8

1885-1926

41

33

This study

 Bernese mountain dog

16

1970-1998

28

22.8

[32]

 Chihuahua

30

1987-2009

22

17.9

[32]

Wild form of domestic dogs

 Wolf

27

1959-2015

56

28

This study

Domestic pig

 Berkshire pig

8

1896-1936

40

52

[26, 27]

Wild form of domestic pigs

 Wild boar

15

1873-1999

126

63

This study

  1. N, number of investigated specimens. Breeds of domestic dogs are ordered according to length of investigated time period, from longest to shortest