Does an early aversive experience to humans modify antipredator behaviour in adult rock partridges?

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-200

  Zaccaroni, M ^a   Ciuffreda, M ^a   Paganin, M ^b   Beani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Allevamento Urogallo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Early experience; Handrearing; Predation; Rock partridge; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DISTURBANCE; GAMEBIRD; VIGILANCE;

ALECTORIS GRAECA; ANIMALIA; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 35548959677     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522561     Document Type: Article

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