Publication: Ground-roosting in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) in The Gambia: the anticipation of night
Ground-roosting in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) in The Gambia: the anticipation of night
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Kent, J. P., McElligott, A. G., & Budgey, H. V. (1997). Ground-roosting in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) in The Gambia: the anticipation of night. Behavioural Processes, 39(3), 271–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-6357(96)00764-4
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The ground-roosting behaviour of a semi-feral population of domestic hens with broods of chicks was measured in The Gambia, West Africa. Although neither day length nor time of sunset changed significantly over the duration of the study (January–March 1995), mean daily light intensity showed a significant increase. This resulted in an increasingly rapid decline in light intensity at dusk as the season progressed. Hens went to roost significantly later in the day, and at lower light levels, over the course of the season. The results su
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- Kent, J P
- McElligott, A G
- Budgey, H V
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Kent, J. P., McElligott, A. G., & Budgey, H. V. (1997). Ground-roosting in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) in The Gambia: the anticipation of night. Behavioural Processes, 39(3), 271–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-6357(96)00764-4