June 9, 2026
A Story Written Below the Skull: Silver Fox Bones May Reveal Domestication's Deeper Reach
A study co-authored with Scott Maddux (University of North Texas Health Science Center), Robert Franciscus (University of Iowa), Anastasiya Kharlamova and Lyudmila Trut (Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences), and Habiba Chirchir (The Ohio State University) was presented with preliminary work on Russian silver foxes. This work is highlighted in the American Association for Anatomy's recent newsletter.
Images included are the surface rendering of the proximal femur and the distribution of bone density, with warm colors indicating higher bone density and cool colors indicating lower bone density.