No evidence for emotional empathy in chickens observing familiar adult conspecifics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Edgar, Joanne L ^a   Paul, Elizabeth S ^a   Harris, Lauren ^a   Penturn, Sarah ^a   Nicol, Christine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGENY; ANIMAL; EMOTION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; NEPTUNIA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE;

EID: 84856836151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031542     Document Type: Article

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