Ultradian activity rhythms in large groups of newly hatched chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-415

  Nielsen, B L ^a,b   Erhard, H W ^c   Friggens, N C ^a,b   McLeod, J E ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Chicken; Poultry; Rhythms; Simulation; Ultradian

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BROOD REARING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCUBATION; POULTRY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICK; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 43049161288     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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