EvolutionSeptember 1, 2015
How House Cats Evolved
Genetic and archaeological findings hint that wildcats became house cats earlier—and in a different place—than previously thought
Stories by Carlos A. Driscoll
Carlos A. Driscoll is at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism where he is focused on detecting the causative genes behind domestic behavior. In 2007 he published the first DNA-based family tree of Felis silvestris, the species to which the domestic cat belongs.
EnvironmentJune 1, 2009
The Evolution of House Cats
Genetic and archaeological findings hint that wildcats became house cats earlier--and in a different place--than previously thought