Human handling and presentation of a novel object evoke independent dimensions of fear in Japanese quail

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-23

  Richard, S ^a   Land, N ^a   Saint Dizier, H ^a   Leterrier, C ^a   Faure, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Birds; Coturnix japonica; Emotions; Environment; Fear; Handling; Novelty; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HANDLING STRESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOBILITY; POULTRY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; INTERVENTION STUDY; JAPANESE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUAIL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TONIC IMMOBILITY;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 77955088002     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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