Egg recognition in Japanese quail

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 231-236

  Pike, Thomas W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian visual model; Egg recognition; Japanese quail; Maculation; Phenotypic variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BROOD PARASITE; COGNITION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX JAPONICA; EGG PARASITOID; FEMALE; JAPANESE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PHENOTYPE; QUAIL;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 84855551389     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815511X13228268534598     Document Type: Article

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