## Abstract The development of dustbathing was facilitated among groups of Bobwhite chicks allowed to peck __into__ dust as compared to chicks allowed to peck __at__ dust or those inexperienced with dust. A 2nd study found a consistent, but nonsignificant, facilitation among chicks pecking into dus
Development of dustbathing components in Bobwhite and Japanese quail
β Scribed by Peter L. Borchelt
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 388 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-1630
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