Agonistic behaviour in domestic hens: The influence of housing method and group size

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 25, Issue PART 4, 1977, Pages 1056-1062

  Hughes, B O ^a   Wood Gush, D G M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGRICULTURE; CHICKEN;

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; CHICKENS; CROWDING; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMAN; PERSONAL SPACE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0017649766     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-3472(77)90056-2     Document Type: Article

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