Essays about: "Domestication"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 119 essays containing the word Domestication.

1. 6. Domestication effects on the human-chicken relationship

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Ruth Demree; [2023]
   Keywords : attentiveness; chicken; domestication; human-animal relationship; social cognition; social learning;

   Abstract : Domesticated species possess certain cognitive abilities that allow them to thrive in an environment with regular human interaction, and these interactions contribute to the overall human-animal relationship. Studying the human-animal relationship allows us to better understand how domesticated animals perceive and navigate their environment, which can then be used to improve their welfare. READ MORE

3. 7. Pigeon Tales : An Exploration of Humanimal Entanglement in Urban Spaces

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Anna Hoekman; [2023]
   Keywords : Pigeons; humanimal relations; animal rights; posthumanism; companion species; historical ecology;

   Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of the humanimal entanglements between humans and pigeons in the urban setting. It traces human-pigeon histories from pigeons’ domestication forward to the contemporary conceptions of pigeons as a pest animal. READ MORE

4. 8. Fan and Official Translations of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Buster Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Japanese-English translation; manga translation; scanlation; foreignization; domestication;

   Abstract : In the field of manga translation there are official translations and translations by fans, so called scanlations. Traditionally, official translations tended to use domesticating strategies, while scanlations tended to be foreignized. READ MORE

5. 9. Epigenetic Profiling of Canine Brain

   University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

   Author : Roxanne Carlsson Norlin; [2022]
   Keywords : Dog; wolf; evolution; HiCap; enhancers; Hund; varg; evolution; HiCap; enhancers;

   Abstract : Hundens domesticering är en av de äldsta och tros ha startats 35000 f.n. Under domesticeringen från varg till hund, har hunden utvecklat både morfologiska och beteendemässiga skillnader så som bredare snot, högre skallar och minskat risktagande. READ MORE

6. 10. “It’s the machine’s fault” : An ethnographic study of the domestication of Swedish production forests

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Albin Arleskär; [2022]
   Keywords : Anthropology; domestication; forestry; nature’s work; reforestation; assemblage;

   Abstract : This thesis explores different ways of relating to forests, and thus also different types of forestry. Starting with the Swedish forest industry one which is characterized by the planting of forests at the expense of natural regeneration, thus making Sweden the fifth country in the world in terms of planted area the study then examines different forests. READ MORE