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Using motivation to feed as a way to assess the importance of space for broiler chickens

Authors 
S Buijs, LJ Keeling, FA Tuyttens
2011
Publication/Journal 
Animal Behaviour
Keywords 
animal welfare, broiler chicken, crowding, gallus gallus domesticus, methodology, motivation, preference, space allowance, stocking density

Forced to crowd or choosing to cluster? Spatial distribution indicates social attraction in broiler chickens

Authors 
K Febrer, TA Jones, CA Donnelly, MS Dawkins
2006
Publication/Journal 
Animal Behaviour
Keywords 
broiler chickens, spatial distribution, social behaviour, social behavior, crowding, clustering

The myth of a simple relation between space and aggression in captive primates

Authors 
FB de Waal
1989
Publication/Journal 
Zoo Biology
Keywords 
coping, crowding, stress

What causes crowding? Effects of space, facilities and group size on behaviour, with particular reference to furnished cages for hens

Authors 
MC Appleby
2004
Publication/Journal 
Animal Welfare
Keywords 
animal welfare, behaviour, behavior, cages, crowding, freedom of movement, space

Crowding increases salivary cortisol but not self-directed behavior in captive baboons

Authors 
BL Pearson, DM Reeder, PG Judge
2015
Publication/Journal 
American Journal of Primatology
Keywords 
stress, salivary cortisol, crowding, anxiety, repetitive behavior, papio hamadryas hamadryas
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