Early recognition of newborn goat kids by their mother: I. Nonolfactory discrimination

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 82-89

  Poindron, Pascal ^a,b   Gilling, Gabriella ^a   Hernandez, Horacio ^a   Serafin, Norma ^a   Terrazas, Angélica ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioral adaptation; Goat; Hider; Maternal recognition; Olfaction; Sensory cues

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GOAT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL BOND; MATERNAL RECOGNITION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; NONOLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OBJECT RELATION; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; RECOGNITION; SHEEP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); GOATS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SMELL; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0042739088     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.10123     Document Type: Article

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