Behavioural differences between two captive populations of red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) with different genetic background, raised under identical conditions

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 24-38

  Hakansson J ^a   Bratt, C ^a   Jensen, P ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Captive breeding; Conservation; Gallus gallus; Red jungle fowl

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CAPTIVITY; CONSERVATION; REINTRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33845231603     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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