Todd N E, Fagen R M, Fagen K
Heredity (Edinb). 1975 Oct;35(2):173-83. doi: 10.1038/hdy.1975.82.
A survey of genetically determined coat polymorphisms of Icelandic cats, in Reykjavik and adjacent rural areas, has shown that these animals are quite distinct from cats previously studied in north-west Europe. The differences are interpreted to indicate that Icelandic cats represent a relict population reflecting the condition of north-west European cats in former times. Significant differences exist between the Reykjavik and rural samples studies. The Reykjavik population is more similar to north-west Europe, probably due largely to increased contact in recent years.
对雷克雅未克及其周边农村地区冰岛猫基因决定的毛色多态性进行的一项调查显示,这些动物与此前在欧洲西北部研究过的猫有很大不同。这些差异被解释为表明冰岛猫代表了一个残余种群,反映了过去欧洲西北部猫的状况。雷克雅未克和农村样本研究之间存在显著差异。雷克雅未克的猫种群与欧洲西北部更相似,这可能主要是由于近年来接触增加所致。