Diurnal activity patterns of farm mink (Mustela vison) subjected to different feeding routines

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 146-157

  Hansen, Steffen W ^a   Møller, Steen H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticipatory activity; Diurnal rhythms; Feeding routines; Mink; Stereotypic behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MUSTELID; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 41149175655     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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