Yawning and thermoregulation in budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-113

  Gallup, Andrew C ^a   Miller, Michael L ^a   Clark, Anne B ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ambient temperature; budgerigar; Melopsittacus undulatus; thermoregulation; yawning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

AVES; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; PSITTACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57449087836     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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