Domestication (not to be confused with the taming of an individual animal ), is from the Latin domesticus, 'belonging to … See more

The domestication of animals and plants was triggered by the climatic and environmental changes that occurred after the peak of the Last Glacial Maximum and which continue to this present day. These changes m… See more

The domestication of animals is the relationship between non-human animals and humans who have influence on their care and reproduction. In his 1868 book The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domesticat… See more

Humans foraged for wild cereals, seeds and nuts thousands of years before they were domesticated; wild wheat and barley, for example, were gathered in the Levant at least 23,000 years ago. Neolithic societies in West Asia f… See more

Several species of fungi have been domesticated for use directly as food, or in fermentation to produce foods and drugs. The cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus is widely grown for food. The yeast Saccharom… See more

Selection of animals for visible traits may have undesired consequences for the genetics of domestic animals. A side effect of domestication has been zoonotic diseases. For example, cattle have given humanity v… See more

At least three groups of insects, namely ambrosia beetles, leafcutter ants, and termites, have domesticated species of fungi.
Ambrosia betles in the weevil subfamilies Scolytinae… See more