Dogs
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dogs
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85038796
- info:lc/authorities/sh85038796
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85038796#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Canis canis
- Canis domesticus
- Canis familiarus
- Canis familiarus domesticus
- Canis lupus familiaris
- Dog
- Domestic dog
Use For
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Sources
- found: ITIS, Mar. 20, 2008 (Canis lupus familiaris - domestic dog. Synonyms: Canis familiaris, Canis familiarus domesticus)
- found: NCBI taxonomy browser, via WWW, Mar. 20, 2008 (Canis lupus familiaris (dog). Synonyms: Canis familiaris, Canis domesticus, Canis canis. Common name: dogs)
- found: Mammal species of the world, 3rd ed., via WWW, Mar. 20, 2008 (Canis lupus familiaris - Domestic dog; comments under Canis lupus: Includes the domestic dog as a subspecies, with the dingo provisionally separate--artificial variants created by domestication and selective breeding)
- found: Wikipedia, Mar. 20, 2008 (under Gray wolf: DNA sequencing and genetic drift studies indicate that the gray wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris); the domestic dog is now normally classified as a subspecies of the wolf: Canis lupus familiaris)
LC Classification
- QL737.C22
- SF421-SF440.2
Example Notes
- Example under [Pets]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2012-05-18: revised
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