Domestication effects on foraging behaviour : consequences for adaptability in chickens
The main aim of this thesis was to study domestication effects on foraging behaviour in chickens and to investigate whether and how domestication and selection for high production have influenced adaptability in chickens. Two domestic strains of chickens (egg layers and meat type chickens) and their...
Main Author: | Lindqvist, Christina |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Zoologi
2008
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11237 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7393-969-0 |
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