Effects of enclosure size on sexual behavior of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica).
Abstract
The authors determined whether results of experiments on copulatory and affiliative behavior of pairs of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) conducted in a closely confining apparatus would predict behavior in a large enclosure in which female quail could avoid contact with male quail. As found previously in studies of closely confined quail, in a large enclosure containing numerous barriers, both unmated female quail and mated female quail laying unfertilized eggs were more likely to remain near a confined male quail than were mated female quail laying fertilized eggs. Furthermore, the number of copulations that a pair engaged in when closely confined predicted the number of copulations that they engaged in when they were in the large enclosure. Patterns of affiliation and of mating in a confining laboratory apparatus thus predicted behavior in a larger enclosure that provided female quail with opportunity to avoid contact with male quail.
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- Authors
- Galef, B. G., Watkins, S. J., & Salehi, P.
- Affiliations
- McMaster University (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 433-437
- ISSN
- 0093-4127 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2087
- 0735-7036
- OpenAlex
- W2067236560
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of comparative psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (RGPIN 307-2001)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Keywords
- Japanese quail, enclosure size, sexual behavior, copulation, affiliative behavior, mating behavior, unfertilized eggs
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Copulation, Coturnix, Female, Habituation, Psychophysiologic, Male, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Social Behavior, Maze Learning
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