The study of the genetic make-up of domestic cat populations is not only a fascinating study in itself but can throw light on the past movements of human populations. There is a good correlation between the cat genetic promos of many overseas cities and those of the European centres from ...
Oestrus timing and courtship behaviour in a rural free-ranging domestic cat population was examined and discussed in the context of sexual selection theory. Most male cats and all female cats in this population were “tame” and based at a specific household. When several cats occurred in the ...
这种差异的很大一部分是由四个因素解释的:猫爸的身份(亲子关系),暴露在阳光下的时间,小猫的性别和猫妈的年龄。在黑暗环境下饲养的小猫比正常饲养的小猫更早睁眼;年轻猫妈妈生的小猫比年长猫妈妈生的小猫更早睁眼;雌性小猫比雄性小猫更早睁眼。大多数小猫的变异性都是由亲子关系来解释的,这表明了很强的遗传性。
The behaviour of domesticated animals is a subject of great importance to students of animal behaviour and veterinary medicine, as well as interested pet owners. This book presents an engaging overview of the behaviour of the domestic cat, adopting both a mechanistic and functional approach. Physiolo...
Studies were only included if: (1) they clearly reported cat ranging behaviour (that is, a description of whether cats were owned or un-owned and whether they were outdoor cats or indoor-outdoor cats), and (2) the group of cats investigated fit exclusively into one of the two groups ...
Predation and social behaviour in a population of domestic cat : an evolutionary perspective | Clc 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection in the adult domestic cat, Felis catus We report feeding studies on adult domestic cats designed to disentangle the complex ...
Details of each enrolled cat including demographic data, household accommodation, hunting behaviour and previous parasiticide treatments were recorded on an owner questionnaire form. Methodology for parasite detection and identification An informed consent and agreement was obtained from the owners of the ...
The study protocol was approved by the CatCafe Lounge and was conducted in accordance with the NC3R’s ARRIVE guidelines and the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour’s guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioral research. Because the study used non-invasive behavioral observatio...
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In this exploratory investigation, we firstly quantified the underlying structure of, and variation in, human’s styles of behaviour during typical human-cat interactions (HCI), focusing on aspects of handling and interaction known to be preferred by cats (i.e. ‘best practice’), and their ...