Vigilance behavior and chickens: Differences among status and location

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-350

  Burger, J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickens; Gender; Indonesia; New Guinea; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

CHICKEN; DOMESTIC CHICKEN; VIGILANCE;

INDONESIA, BALI; INDONESIA, IRIAN JAYA; INDONESIA, SULAWESI; PAPUA NEW GUINES;

GALLUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 0031465054     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01195-1     Document Type: Article

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