Olfaction in the domestic fowl: A critical review

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1009-1018

  Jones, R Bryan ^a   Roper, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alarm odors; Attachment odors; Domestic fowl; Neophobia; Olfaction; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; DRINKING; FEEDING; FOWL; MEMORY; NEOPHOBIA; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; WELFARE;

EID: 0030801699     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00207-2     Document Type: Article

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