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Differentially expressed genes for aggressive pecking behaviour in laying hens

BACKGROUND: Aggressive behaviour is an important aspect in the daily lives of animals living in groups. Aggressive animals have advantages, such as better access to food or territories, and they produce more offspring than low ranking animals. The social hierarchy in chickens is measured using the &...

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Autores principales: Buitenhuis, Bart, Hedegaard, Jakob, Janss, Luc, Sørensen, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19925670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-10-544