Limited perception of video images by domestic hens

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 951-963

  Patterson Kane, E ^c   Nicol, C J ^b   Foster, T M ^a   Temple, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d NONE

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Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031150004     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0385     Document Type: Article

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