Effects of maternal experience on fearfulness and maternal behaviour in a precocial bird

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 797-805

  Pittet, Florent ^a   Coignard, Maud ^a   Houdelier, Cécilia ^a   Richard Yris, Marie Annick ^a   Lumineau, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Coturnix coturnix japonica; Japanese quail; Maternal care; Maternal effect; Maternal experience; Precocial bird

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BROOD REARING; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL EFFECT; POULTRY;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 84875503413     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.026     Document Type: Article

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