Detrended fluctuation analysis of behavioural responses to mild acute stressors in domestic hens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-139

  Rutherford, Kenneth M D ^a   Haskell, Marie J ^b   Glasbey, Chris ^c   Jones, R Bryan ^a   Lawrence, Alistair B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c JCMB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural complexity; Chickens; Detrended fluctuation analysis; Fractals; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0042376199     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00115-1     Document Type: Article

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