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8,000 years of wild and domestic animal body size data reveal long-term synchrony and recent divergence due to intensified human impact

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Observational analysis examines animal body size evolution, highlighting environmental and human influences.

The analysis reveals a long-standing synchrony between wild and domestic species influenced by various factors.
Key findings show that from the Early Neolithic to the Roman period, environmental conditions affected both wild and domestic animal body size.
From the Middle Ages, domestic species underwent intensified human selection, diverging from wild populations impacted by human activities.
The study emphasizes the interplay of environmental and anthropogenic factors in shaping animal morphological evolution over 8,000 years.

Mureau et al. (2025) studied this question.

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