Behavioral Thermoregulation in Chicks: The Best Nest

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-244

  Rovee Collier, Carolyn ^a   Hayne, Harlene ^a,b   Collier, George ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activity wheels; Behavioral thermoregulation; Chicks; Diet selection; Growth curves

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHICKEN; COLD; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; COLD; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; FOOD PREFERENCES; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031306955     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199712)31:4<231::AID-DEV1>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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