T-maze behavior and early egg production in Japanese quail selected for contrasting adrenocortical responsiveness

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 981-986

  Marin, R H ^a   Satterlee, D G ^a   Cadd, G G ^a   Jones, R B ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg production; Japanese quail; Puberty; Stress responsiveness; T maze behavior

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE;

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COTURNIX; EGG LAYING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MAZE TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; COTURNIX; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; OVIPOSITION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL MATURATION; STRESS;

EID: 0036635179     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.7.981     Document Type: Article

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