Ground-roosting in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) in The Gambia: The anticipation of night

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-278

  Kent, J P ^a   McElligott, A G ^b   Budgey, H V ^a  

^a Arklow Co   (Ireland)

^b Catholic Mission   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Domestic fowl; Ground roosting; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOWL; GAMBIA; LIGHT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN;

GALLUS GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS;

CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; ROOSTING;

GAMBIA;

EID: 0030609654     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(96)00764-4     Document Type: Article

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