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Pecking Motivation

Pecking Motivation is a theoretical construct within the study of avian social behavior that specifies the internal drive prompting an individual to initiate aggressive pecking interactions in order to establish or maintain a specific rank within a dominance hierarchy.

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383

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2017–2026

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AUTO‐MAINTENANCE IN THE PIGEON: SUSTAINED PECKING DESPITE CONTINGENT NON‐REINFORCEMENT<sup>2</sup>

David R. Williams, Harriet G. Williams · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · 1969 · 719 citations · Full text

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CHOICE AND DELAY OF REINFORCEMENT<sup>1</sup>

Shin‐Ho Chung, R. J. Herrnstein · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · 1967 · 538 citations · Full text

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An Empirical Investigation of the Pecking Order Hypothesis

Jonathan Barron Baskin · Financial Management · 1989 · 385 citations

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SECONDARY REINFORCEMENT AND RATE OF PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT<sup>1</sup>

R. J. Herrnstein · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · 1964 · 312 citations · Full text

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Differential effects of increased stocking density, mediated by increased flock size, on feather pecking and aggression in laying hens

Christine J Nicol, N.G. Gregory, T. G. Knowles et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 1999 · 195 citations

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Authors

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  1. TR
    Thomas R. Zentall

    University of Kentucky, United States

    6 publications · 234 citations

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  2. LK
    Linda Keeling

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    6 publications · 507 citations

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  3. GV
    Giorgio Vallortígara

    University of Trento, Italy

    5 publications · 200 citations

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  4. HB
    H.J. Blokhuis

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    5 publications · 386 citations

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  5. LR
    Lucia Regolin

    University of Padua, Italy

    5 publications · 200 citations

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Institutions

148

  1. Roslin Institute

    Dalkeith, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    629 citations

  2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    386 citations

  4. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    529 citations

  5. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    463 citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    550 citations

  7. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    23 publications

    874 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    246 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    28 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

    21 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. Animal Behaviour

    20 publications · 1.2K citations

    17

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  4. Behavioural Processes

    8 publications · 303 citations

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  5. Physiology & Behavior

    7 publications · 360 citations

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