The ontogeny of crowing and copulatory behavior in Japanese quail ( Coturnix Coturnix Japonica)

The onset and development of sexual behavior were examined in the male Japanese quail. Sixteen individuals were observed for crowing, tested for mating, and measured for cloacal gland area at 2-day intervals from day 10 to day 60 posthatch. Onset of the behaviors occured in a sequence. Crowing began...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioural processes 1979-01, Vol.4 (1), p.43-51
Hauptverfasser:	Ottinger, Mary Ann, Brinkley, Howard J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	animal breeding animal science livestock
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