Patterns of group movements in juvenile domestic geese

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-375

  Ramseyer, Amandine ^a   Petit, Odile ^a   Thierry, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Anser domesticus; Leadership; Movement order; Social relationship; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER ANSER; AVES;

EID: 69949107110     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0128-6     Document Type: Article

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