Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) reject very low levels of plant secondary compounds

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 141-156

  Matson, Kevin D ^a,b   Millam, James R ^a   Klasing, Kirk C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cockatiel; Plant secondary compound; Preference test; Psittacine; Taste

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE;

AVES; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; MAMMALIA; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0346401600     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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