Development of fearfulness in Birds: Genetic factors modulate non-genetic maternal influences

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Houdelier, Cécilia ^a   Lumineau, Sophie ^a   Bertin, Aline ^b   Guibert, Floriane ^a   de Margerie, Emmanuel ^a   Augery, Matthieu ^a   Richard Yris, Marie Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEREDITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; QUAIL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEAR; MOTHERS; QUAIL;

EID: 79551553778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014604     Document Type: Article

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