Preliminary Observations on the Behavior of Feral Chickens on the Island of Kauai; Reflections on Domestication as Complexity
17 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2015 Last revised: 4 Aug 2017
Date Written: January 20, 2015
Abstract
Two study sessions of fieldwork on the Hawaiian island of Kauai were undertaken in 2012 and 2014 on the behavior of the feral chickens on the island. The inquiry was directed to understand the nature of social organization given the animals had no natural predators and were largely ignored by the present population. Comparisons with other vertebrate populations with out natural predators was considered.
Keywords: Avifauna, Gallus gallus, Feral chickens, social organization, dominance, sex ratio
JEL Classification: A14, J11
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Caldararo, Niccolo Leo, Preliminary Observations on the Behavior of Feral Chickens on the Island of Kauai; Reflections on Domestication as Complexity (January 20, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2552936 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2552936
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