Effect of the density of conspecifics on runway social reinstatement behavior of male Japanese quail genetically selected for contrasting adrenocortical responsiveness to stress

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2482-2490

  Guzman, D A ^a   Satterlee, D G ^b   Kembro, J M ^a   Schmidt, J B ^a   Marin, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Japanese quail; Runway behavior; Sociality

Indexed keywords

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 70449338045     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00156     Document Type: Article

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