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The development of brain and behaviour in the chicken

Title
The development of brain and behaviour in the chicken / Lesley J. Rogers.
Author
Rogers, Lesley J.
Publication
Wallingford : CAB International, [1995], ©1995.

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Description
ix, 273 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
  • As a model organism, the chick has provided valuable insights into broad issues of development in higher animals. The complex interactions between genetic, hormonal and environmental factors which occur in the developing chick provide a potent argument against unitary causal explanations for differences in behaviour. Study of the behaviour of the chick is also relevant to poultry science and the welfare of domesticated birds.
  • This book reviews research on the development of brain and behaviour in the chick and juxtaposes this with similar work on other avian and, to a lesser extent, mammalian species. It begins by outlining the developmental stages of the chick embryo, including the effects of environmental stimulation. Behaviour and the neurochemistry of development and memory formation in the posthatching period are then discussed.
  • The transitions that occur during the first two to three weeks of posthatching life are described, particularly in terms of changing hemispheric dominance. The final chapter examines avian cognition and some issues of welfare for the domestic chicken. The book provides a thorough review of the subject and will interest workers in animal neurophysiology and behaviour, experimental psychologists, and poultry scientists.
Subject
  • Chickens > Physiology
  • Chickens > Behavior
  • Chickens > Embryos
  • Developmental neurophysiology
  • Development
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (222-264) and index.
Contents
1. Development of Brain and Behaviour Before Hatching -- 2. Environmental Influences on Development of the Embryo -- 3. Early Learning After Hatching -- 4. Brain Development After Hatching -- 5. Behavioural Transitions in Early Posthatching Life -- 6. Comparison with Development in Other Species -- 7. Can a Brain Be Domesticated?
ISBN
0851989241
LCCN
gb 95028698
OCLC
ocm32346654
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries