Social versus exploration and foraging motivation in young red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and White Leghorn layers

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-158

  Väisänen, Johanna ^a   Jensen, Per ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Junglefowl; Production; Selection; Social motivation; White Leghorn

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POULTRY; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARENA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242370126     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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