Daily locomotor activity in five domestic animals

Animal Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Piccione, Giuseppe ^a   Giannetto, Claudia ^a   Casella, Stefania ^a   Caola, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daily rhythm; Domestic animals; Locomotor activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AIRFLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC SPECIES; LAGOMORPH; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LOCOMOTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77952564318     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075610X12610595764057     Document Type: Article

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