Influence of stimuli from chicks on behavior and concentrations of plasma prolactin and luteinizing hormone in incubating hens

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-148

  Richard Yris, M A ^a   Sharp, P J ^b   Wauters, A M ^a   Guemene D ^c   Richard, J P ^a   Foraste M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEN; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STIMULUS; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031803078     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1998.1444     Document Type: Article

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