Pecking in the chicken (gallus gallus domesticus): Motion analysis and stereotypy

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-303

  Van Den Heuvel, W F ^a   Berkhoudt, H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beak; Chicken; Cinematography; Pecking; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0008224136     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854298x00129     Document Type: Article

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