Domestication effects on behavioural synchronization and individual distances in chickens (Gallus gallus)

Behavioural synchrony (allelomimetic behaviour), and inter-individualdistances are aspects of social and anti-predator strategies which may have been affected by domestication. Chickens are known to adjust synchronization and inter-individualdistances depending on behaviour. We hypothesized that White Leghorn (WL) chickens would show less synchronized behaviour than the ancestor, the red jungle fowl (RJF). Sixty birds, 15 female […]