Search for dissertations about: "Rebecca Katajamaa"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Rebecca Katajamaa.

2. 1. Survival of the Tamest : The Domesticated Phenotype in Red Junglefowl Selected for Tameness

   Author : Rebecca Katajamaa; Per Jensen; Dominic Wright; Ruth C. Newberry; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; domestication; chicken; red junglefowl; tameness; brain size; behaviour; cognition; body size;

   Abstract : Early animal domestication was probably associated with reduced fear of humans. Domestication is a process in which animals adapt to humans and the captive environment provided by humans. Selection on tameness as the only trait has previously been found to generate changes in other phenotypes in different animal species. READ MORE