Differences in skeletal and ornamental traits between laying hen cannibals, victims and bystanders

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-126

  Cloutier, Sylvie ^a   Newberry, Ruth C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Cannibalism; Comb size; Domestic fowl; Skeletal traits

Indexed keywords

POULTRY;

AVES; ENTEROBACTER; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0037198684     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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