Using motivation tests to assess ethological needs and preferences

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-356

  Jensen, Margit Bak ^a   Pedersen, Lene Juul ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Demand function; Motivation; Preferences

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TESTING METHOD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50649101242     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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