Behaviour of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) kept in semi-natural aviaries

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 103-112

  Schmid, Imelda ^a   Wechsler, Beat ^a  

^a Zoologisches Institut   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Egg laying behaviour; Housing; Japanese quail; Social behaviour; Time budget

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX JAPONICA;

EID: 0031407836     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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