Novelty and individual differences influence neophobia in orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 107-115

  Fox, Rebecca A ^a   Millam, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Enrichment; Neophobia; Parrot; Personality; Psittacine

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; JUVENILE; RESEARCH WORK; SONGBIRD; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

AMAZONA; AMAZONA AMAZONICA; ANIMALIA; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 33947102527     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.033     Document Type: Article

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