Cats have shared the anthropogenic niche with humans for ten thousand years, while their
role as an initially self-domesticated pest-controller (mostly hunting rodents), has barely …

Although oxytocin (OT) plays a role in bonding between heterospecifics and conspecifics,
the effects of OT on the formation of such interspecific social behavior have only been …

Feralization is the process of domesticated animals returning to the wild and it is considered
the counterpart of domestication. Molecular genetic changes are well documented in …

Auditory space has been conceptualized as a matrix of systematically arranged
combinations of binaural disparity cues that arise in the superior olivary complex (SOC). The …

The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) is present on all continents, but only in some regions
of the earth it can be considered native. All domestic cats originated from SWA and Egypt …

The cat (Felis catus) is a very popular pet, however, it is also an invasive species with a
remarkable ability to prey on wildlife. Due to their predatory nature, both domestic cats with …

Abstract The Fertile Crescent appears to be the most plausible region where the
domestication of cats commenced through a mutually beneficial relationship between wild …

Cats are present in North Africa since several centuries, they are well appreciated as
companion animals in all social categories. Despite this status, compared to the other …

Domestic cats are known to impact wildlife populations negatively; thus, it is imperative to
determine how they contribute to changes in ecosystems and to create preventive measures …

As recent years have seen alarming declines of insect and bird populations in many states,
more gardeners have discovered the importance of including native plants in order to …