domesticated Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Feeling the heat?

By Ashleigh Marshall|2024-10-03T08:55:20+00:003 Oct 2024|captive-bred, climate change, domesticated, eggshell thickness, experiment, heat, passerines, stress, wild-derived|

Decreased eggshell thickness at high ambient temperatures in Zebra Finches

A wild pigeon chase!

By Will Smith|2022-07-08T11:53:13+00:0011 Jul 2022|distribution, domesticated, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, Genetics, genomics, population dynamics, population structure|

The Rock Dove’s genomic status in the British Isles.

Walking on the wild side

By Will Smith|2021-12-27T17:15:46+00:0027 Dec 2021|Conservation, domesticated, early-career researcher, ECR, evolution, Galliformes, gene flow, hybridization, pigeon, populations, selection|

What are the challenges of studying and conserving the wild forms of our domestic animals?