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Genetic evidence for race differences in behaviour

A case study in brown bears, isolation, and domestication-like selection

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Davide Piffer
Jan 04, 2026
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Ursus arctos marsicanus - Wikipedia

This post is about bears, and about humans as a pressure shaping bear evolution. It also has a broader implication: it helps calibrate how quickly evolution can generate detectable differences between populations, including human populations, when isolation and demographic shocks are strong enough.

It’s about bears: the Marsican brown bear of the Apennin…

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