Visual lateralization and development of spatial and social spacing behaviour of chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-19

  Wichman, A ^a   Rogers, L J ^b   Freire, R ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Domestic chick; Group dispersal; Lateralization; Rearing experience; Sensitive period; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; DISPERSAL; EMBRYO; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HATCHING; LIGHT EFFECT; POULTRY; REARING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPACING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DOMINANCE; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LIGHTING; LINEAR MODELS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION, OCULAR;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 63349095192     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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