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Pecking Behavior

Pecking Behavior is a species-typical social interaction observed in avian subjects, particularly galliformes, that constitutes a discriminative motor pattern involving the targeted striking of conspecifics or objects with the beak, primarily functioning to establish and maintain hierarchical rank within a group.

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AUTO‐SHAPING OF THE PIGEON'S KEY‐PECK<sup>1</sup>

Paul Brown, Herbert M. Jenkins · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · 1968 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Repeatability and heritability of exploratory behaviour in great tits from the wild

Niels J. Dingemanse, Christiaan Both, Piet J. Drent et al. · Animal Behaviour · 2002 · 805 citations · Full text

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A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONDING MAINTAINED BY INTERVAL SCHEDULES OF REINFORCEMENT<sup>1</sup>

A. Charles Catania, G. S. Reynolds · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · 1968 · 796 citations · Full text

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The complete capuchin: the biology of the genus Cebus

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 774 citations

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IMPULSE CONTROL IN PIGEONS<sup>1</sup>

George Ainslie · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · 1974 · 765 citations · Full text

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    T.B. Rodenburg

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    24 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. GV
    Giorgio Vallortígara

    University of Trento, Italy

    25 publications · 1.6K citations

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    Christine J Nicol

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    24 publications · 2K citations

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  4. EA
    Edward A. Wasserman

    University of Iowa, United States

    27 publications · 1.3K citations

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    Thomas R. Zentall

    University of Kentucky, United States

    23 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    31 h-index

    42 publications

    7.3K citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    27 h-index

    124 publications

    9.6K citations

  3. Roslin Institute

    Dalkeith, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    55 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    24 h-index

    59 publications

    4.9K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    55 publications

    4.3K citations

  6. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    71 publications

    5.8K citations

  7. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    20 h-index

    63 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    20 h-index

    52 publications

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  1. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

    410 publications · 26.1K citations

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  2. Animal Behaviour

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  3. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    157 publications · 9K citations

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  5. Behavioural Processes

    91 publications · 3.2K citations

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