Navigational ability in the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-336

  Zimmerman, Patrick H ^a   Pope, Stuart J ^a   Guilford, Tim ^b   Nicol, Christine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chicken; Domestic fowl; Natural behaviour; Navigational ability; Orientation; Sun compass

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; NAVIGATION; ORIENTATION; POULTRY; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037363950     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00233-2     Document Type: Article

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