UCI Library research

"Domestic cats live in a wide variety of environmental conditions, and their social structure appears to change depending on the available food source." (Barry)

In the article "Gender Differences in the Social Behavior of the Neutered Indoor-only Domestic Cat," written by Kimberly J Barry and Sharon L Crowell-Davis, they investigate factors that influence the affiliative and aggressive behavior of the indoor-only neutered domestic cat. Their research is highly related to my topic, indoor-only domestic cats' social intelligence. Although there are other reasons, their study found out that food source is one of the core reasons for cats' social behavior.

"Understanding of the social dynamics of cat societies is critical to appropriate management of multi-cat households so as to maximize friendly interactions and minimize aggressive behavior problems and behavior problems that arise secondary to social conflict." (Crowell-Davis)

In the article "Social organization in the cat: A modern understanding," written by Sharon L. Crowell-Davis, Terry M. Curtis, and Rebecca J. Knowles, the researchers found out that "the domestic cat is a social species with complex intra-colony social dynamics."(Crowell-Davis) The article is dedicated to cat owners who have two or more cats, help them to know the natural social organization, relationships, and communication of the cat.

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