Behavioural and physiological fear responses in ducks: Genetic cross effects

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1518-1525

  Arnaud, I ^a   Mignon Grasteau, S ^a   Larzul, C ^b   Guy, G ^b   Faure, J M ^a   Guemene D ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Corticosterone; Duck; Fear; Genetic cross effects

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA;

EID: 50449100181     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002784     Document Type: Article

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