All posts; Tags Include "Pedigree"
- May 7, 2014
- 08:30 AM
- 238 views
What Do People Look for When Adopting a Dog?
by CAPB in Companion Animal Psychology Blog
A study of over 2000 shelter dogs investigates the physical and behavioural characteristics that make dogs get rehomed faster. Some of the results may surprise you.Photo: Melissa King / ShutterstockA recent study by Christina Siettou et al (University of Kent) uses techniques from consumer analysis to gain a better understanding of people’s choices when adopting a dog from a shelter. The researchers looked at the different characteristics of dogs waiting for homes and compared it to the ........ Read more »
Siettou, C., Fraser, I., & Fraser, R. (2014) Investigating Some of the Factors That Influence “Consumer” Choice When Adopting a Shelter Dog in the United Kingdom. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 17(2), 136-147. DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2014.883924
- September 27, 2012
- 07:06 AM
- 776 views
Journal club: Choosy females speed speciation of poison dart frogs
by GrrlScientist in Maniraptora
SUMMARY: Female poison dart frogs’ distinct preferences for mates with particular colours may be a first step in the process of speciation... Read more »
Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki, Ian J . Wang, & Kyle Summers. (2012) Mate choice and the genetic basis for colour variation in a polymorphic dart frog: inferences from a wild pedigree. Molecular Ecology, 3879-3892. info:/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05644.x
- September 27, 2012
- 04:00 AM
- 932 views
Choosy females speed speciation of poison dart frogs | @GrrlScientist
by GrrlScientist in GrrlScientist
Female poison dart frogs' distinct preferences for mates with particular colours may be a first step in the process of speciation... Read more »
Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki, Ian J . Wang, & Kyle Summers. (2012) Mate choice and the genetic basis for colour variation in a polymorphic dart frog: inferences from a wild pedigree. Molecular Ecology, 3879-3892. info:/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05644.x
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