A team of mathematicians and statisticians from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the University of Tennessee and Valparaiso University, all in the U.S., has found new evidence that wolves had ample time to self-domesticate and evolve into modern dogs. In their study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group developed a computer simulation showing the evolution process.
“Self-domestication” for wolves is no different than the incentivized lab rat riddle of “push button, get treat/don’t push button, stay hungry”.
“Self-domestication” in humans is far different.