| 11. | Our article on Cat # Behavior mentions one of the reasons as behavioral neoteny.
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| 12. | These conditions are thought to favor neoteny.
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| 13. | Neoteny can probably be considered as a rather general class of evolutionary simplification, too.
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| 14. | Indeed, one mechanism by which hagfish may have lost the advanced eyes is neoteny.
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| 15. | Many prominent evolutionary theorists propose that neoteny has been a key feature in human evolution.
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| 16. | In the termite " Kalotermes flavicollis ", neoteny is seen in females during molting.
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| 17. | In addition, humans are known for presenting about 30 different neotenies in comparison to the chimpanzee.
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| 18. | :Well, we've enforced neoteny through selective breeding of most out our domestic animals.
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| 19. | Further research indicates that the concept of neoteny as a means of distinguishing dogs from wolves is baseless.
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| 20. | The loss of these structures is attributed to neoteny; that is, the retention of larval characteristics.
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