EFFECTS OF FEATHERS ON INSTRUMENTAL THERMOREGULATORY BEHAVIOR IN CHICKENS

被引：16

作者：

HOROWITZ, KA ^{[1
]}

SCOTT, NR ^{[1
]}

HILLMAN, PE ^{[1
]}

VANTIENHOVEN, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CORNELL UNIV,DEPT POULTRY SCI,ITHACA,NY 14853

来源：

PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR | 1978年 / 21卷 / 02期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Behavioral-thermoregulation; Birds; Body temperature; Feathers; Gallus domesticus; Operant behavior; Poultry;

D O I：

10.1016/0031-9384(78)90045-8

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Experiments with domestic fowl confirm that normally feathered chickens utilize species-specific behavior and autonomic responses to cold (at least to-5°C) rather than initiate an instrumental response. When the thermally insulative feathers are removed chickens readily utilize the instrumental response and are able to maintain physiological temperatures not significantly different from feathered birds. Simultaneous measurements of the mean radiant temperature of the chamber and body, skin, and hypothalamic temperatures suggested an approximately equal influence of these three temperatures in the determination of chamber mean radiant temperature. © 1978.

引用

页码：233 / 238

页数：6

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