Little dinosaurs in the yard: I like them when they're not making noise.
#chickens #roosters #junglefowl #hawaii #dinosaurs
#DNA from domesticated #chickens is tainting #genomes of wild red #junglefowl, finds study.
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-dna-domesticated-chickens-tainting-genomes.html
#dna #chickens #genomes #junglefowl #biodiversity #introgression
#introduction
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I'm a researcher at #INRAE-Nouzilly (France) studying #quantitativegenetics of #chicken #behaviour (especially #socialbehavior) to improve #animalwelfare
I tackle these questions using my background from #EvolutionaryBiology. I've investigated how #sexualselection and #genetic constraints (#pleiotropy, between life stages & sexes) can drive the #evolution of phenotypes & behaviours in red #junglefowl and #drosophila (some cool stuffs to be published soon!)
#drosophila #junglefowl #evolution #pleiotropy #genetic #sexualselection #EvolutionaryBiology #animalwelfare #socialbehavior #behaviour #chicken #quantitativegenetics #inrae #introduction
On chickens, both domestic and wild (Junglefowl) in Singapore.
#singapore #chickens #junglefowl #nature #society #culture
A Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) spotted at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore, on 30 Sept 2018. The domestic chicken is descended from the Junglefowl. There are some differences (Junglefowl have non-yellow legs and a truncated call). There may possibly be hybrids between the wild and domestic chicken which make it hard to distinguish between them.
#Singapore #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Birds #Chickens #JungleFowl
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17056657 ]
#singapore #inaturalist #nature #photography #birds #chickens #junglefowl