The test-retest reliability of four behavioural tests of fearfulness for quail: A critical evaluation

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 113-127

  Miller, Katherine A ^a,c   Garner, Joseph P ^b   Mench, Joy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural tests; Fear; Japanese quail; Personality; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ARENA; AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 17144395350     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.10.016     Document Type: Article

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