Seasonal variation in pigeon body weight and delayed matching-to-sample performance

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-404

  Sargisson, Rebecca J ^a   McLean, Ian G ^a   Brown, Glenn S ^a   White, K Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body weight; Delayed matching to sample; Food deprivation; Free feeding; Key peck; Pigeon; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COLUMBIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEASONS;

EID: 36448964188     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2007.88-395     Document Type: Review

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