This paper deals with a description and analysis of species-speci or instinctive behaviour of
Burmese Red Junglefowl (Gallus g. spadice Bonnaterre). I have concentrated on social …

Evidence is reviewed that is relevant to an interpretation of filial imprinting as a form of
classical or Pavlovian conditioning. For such an interpretation it has to be assumed that the …

Abstract. This paper examines the developmental causes of feather pecking, a common
behaviour in caged chickens that leads to extensive feather damage. Small groups of junglefowl…

The behavior of Black Grouse on their display grounds has often been described in both
popular and scientific accounts. The main aspects of their breeding biology are well known (…

It stands to reason that a study of the sensitivity of a bird to various features of its eggs should
be preceded by a description of these eggs. Such a description should cover the variation …

The purpose of this study was to determine the role played by functional experience in the
development of the dustbathing behavior system in junglefowl. Small groups of birds were …

(1) We attempted to identify the possible costs and benefits of Extra-Pair Copulations (EPCs)
from field observations on a colour-marked population of Oystercatchers, a long lived …

Het is algemeen bekend, welk een verscheidenheid van geestesrich tingen ons volk vertoont.
Behalve veel godsdienstige groepen kan men echter ook veel mentaliteitsgroepen in ons …

Broods of young zebra finches were either raised by their own species or cross‐fostered by
Bengalese finches. Both were isolated visually from other birds at the age of 2 months. …

The sexual preference of mallard females exposed in early life to individuals of either a white
or a wild strain was examined in tests in which an individual female was separated by wire …