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the domestication of dogs in particular

talks about how they have 'won the battle' compared wild wolves. dog shows are the highlight of the history in domestication

This book is a 'modern retelling' of Darwin's Origin of Species where Jones goes through chapters of the book updating the knowledge from the time it was written and makes it relevant to us.
The first chapter is about domestication of animals, and the variation and selection of species-as Darwin uses pigeons in his book. Which is particularly interesting as it ties in my interest in biodiversity and conservation.

Many start as one sex, and change into the other as they grow. Some are male first, some female. Precedence follows a simple rule. In those whose sex cells are ejected into the water (with competition among sperm rather than among males themselves) it pays to be male first, because any male, small as he is, can generate large amounts of sperm while an older (and larger) female can make more and better-fed eggs.

Life is not just an album of specimens. Instead, it is fluid, and in its inconstancy reflects the fact of change.

Taxonomy the science of ordering life
Genetics the science of differences