Domestic and Wild Sheep

Part 1.1. An introduction to sheep, its importance in human history, its taxonomic classification and diversity2. Bighorn sheep (???????? ????????????????????)3. Thinhorn sheep (???????? ??????????)4. Snow sheep (???????? ????????????????)5. Argali (???????? ??????????)6. Urial (???????? ????????????)7. Asian mouflon (???????? ????????????????????; ???????? ??????????????)8. European mouflon (???????? ??????????????)9. Domestic sheep (???????? ??????????)Part 2.10. Adapted behaviors of genus Ovis to various conditions11. Reproductive behaviors during the reproductive season12. Genes and behavioral traits13. New methods and technologies to record sheep behaviorsPart 3.14. Genetic markers and platforms in genetics studies of sheep15. Functional genes and genetic mechanisms underlying phenotypic variations in wild sheep16. Functional genes for meat production and growth traits17. Functional genes for milk production18. Functional genes for wool traits and coat colors19. Functional genes for reproductive traits20. Functional genes for tail-type traits21. Functional genes related to appendages (i.e., horns, teats, ears)22. Functional genes for stress and disease resistancePart 4.23. Sheep domestication and major post-domestication breeding24. Post-domestication expansions and haplotypes25. Archaeological evidence and historical records for sheep remains and ancient DNA26. Evidence from Neolithic archaeological sites during past millennia and post-domestication migrations27. Interspecies mating and genetic introgressions among the ???????? species