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Chicken welfare is influenced more by housing conditions than by stocking density

Authors: Marian Stamp Dawkins, Christl A. Donnelly, Tracey A. Jones

Publication/Journal: NATURE

Keywords: broiler chickens, chicken, environment, european union, farm-animal welfare, stocking density

Year: 2004

Infrared analysis of contour feathers: The conservation of body heat radiation in birds

Authors: C. Dove, A. Rijke, X. Wang, L. Andrews

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: birds, body heat conservation and radiation, christiansen effect, feather ultrastructure, infrared spectra, thermal regulation

Year: 2007

The effect of flicker from fluorescent lights on mate choice in captive birds

Authors: J. Evans, I. Cuthill, A. Bennett

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: birds, captivity, european starlings, flicker, fluorescent lights, mate choice, sturnus vulgaris, welfare

Year: 2006

The effect of early environment on neophobia in orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Authors: R. Fox

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: amazona amazonica, behavior, behavioral development, behaviour, behavioural development, enrichment, hand rearing, neophobia, parrot, psittacine

Year: 2004

A tangerine-scented social odour in a monogamous seabird

Authors: J. C. Hagelin, I. L. Jones, L. E. L. Rasmussen

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Keywords: aethia cristatella, alcidae, chemical communication, crested auklet, sexual selection, social odors, social signal

Year: 2003

Laboratory birds: refinements in husbandry and procedures

Authors: Joint Working Group on Refinement,

Publication/Journal: Laboratory Animals

Keywords: behavior, behaviour, birds, conspecific, environmental stimulation, exercise, foraging behavior, foraging behaviour, housing, husbandry, laboratory

Year: 2001

Sociable schedules: interplay between avian seasonal and social behaviour

Authors: B. Helm, T. Piersma, H. Vanderjeugd

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: avian, seasonal behavior, seasonal behaviour, social behavior, social behaviour

Year: 2006

The effect of quality and availability of foraging materials on feather pecking in laying hen chicks

Authors: Beat Huber-Eicher, Beat Wechsler

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal welfare, feather pecking, foraging behavior, foraging behaviour, laying hens

Year: 1998

Complexity of behavioural sequences and their relation to stress conditions in chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus): a non-invasive technique to evaluate animal welfare

Authors: G. María

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural sequences, fractals, gallus gallus domesticus' behavioral sequences, long-range correlation, stress, welfare assessment

Year: 2004

Environmental enrichment affects the fear and exploratory responses to novelty of young Amazon parrots

Authors: C.L. Meehan, J.A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, exploration, fear, novelty, parrots, psittacine

Year: 2002