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Nest Box Use

Nest Box Use is a behavioral metric in poultry science that refers to the utilization of designated enclosed spaces by laying hens for oviposition, serving as an indicator of both production efficiency and welfare in breeder management systems.

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1.2K

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445

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Publications

476

Breeding Dispersal in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis): Possible Causes and Reproductive Consequences

Tomas Pärt, Lars Gustafsson · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1989 · 264 citations

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Parasites, Predators and Nest Boxes: Facts and Artefacts in Nest Box Studies of Birds?

Anders Pape Møller, Anders Pape Møller · Oikos · 1989 · 245 citations

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Mites and Blowflies Decrease Growth and Survival in Nestling Pied Flycatchers

Santiago Merino, Jaime Potti · Oikos · 1995 · 234 citations

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Behavioural needs, priorities and preferences of laying hens

Claire A Weeks, Christine J Nicol · World s Poultry Science Journal · 2006 · 221 citations

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The Effect of Temperature and Clutch Size on the Energetic Cost of Incubation in a Free-Living Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)

Svein Haftorn, Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen · The Auk · 1985 · 200 citations

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Authors

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  1. MC
    M. C. Appleby

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 520 citations

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  2. RL
    Ross L. Goldingay

    Southern Cross University, Australia

    9 publications · 472 citations

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  3. JJ
    Jonathan J. Cooper

    University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 435 citations

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  4. BO
    B. O. Hughes

    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 414 citations

    7

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  5. ME
    Marcel Eens

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    7 publications · 291 citations

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Institutions

445

  1. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    772 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    31 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

    Swindon, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    841 citations

  5. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

    Madrid, Spain

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    886 citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    8 h-index

    41 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    671 citations

  8. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    926 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    34 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. British Poultry Science

    20 publications · 863 citations

    18

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  3. Journal of Wildlife Management

    23 publications · 965 citations

    18

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  4. Poultry Science

    18 publications · 712 citations

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  5. Ornithological Applications

    14 publications · 838 citations

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