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Roosting Behavior

Roosting Behavior is a behavioral pattern in which poultry selectively perch or rest on elevated structures during inactive periods, distinguished by its function in predator avoidance, thermoregulation, and social organization within the species’ natural repertoire of overnight or resting postures.

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Optimal foraging in great tits (Parus major)

Richard J. Cowie · Nature · 1977 · 394 citations

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The Social Organization and Behaviour of the Feral Domestic Fowl

G. McBride, I.P. Parer, F. Foenander · Animal Behaviour Monographs · 1969 · 368 citations

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Competitive foraging in mallards: “Ideal free’ ducks

David G. Harper · Animal Behaviour · 1982 · 339 citations

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The Spectrographic Analysis of Sound Signals of the Domestic Fowl

Nicholas E. Collias, Martin Joos · Behaviour · 1953 · 328 citations

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High-intensity urban light installation dramatically alters nocturnal bird migration

Benjamin M. Van Doren, Kyle G. Horton, Adriaan M. Dokter et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 328 citations · Full text

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    R. Mark Brigham

    University of Regina, Canada

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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    Roswitha Wiltschko

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

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    Wolfgang Wiltschko

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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    Robert M. R. Barclay

    University of Calgary, Canada

    13 publications · 891 citations

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    Paul A. Racey

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 452 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    22 h-index

    121 publications

    5.2K citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    19 h-index

    44 publications

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  3. University of New England

    Armidale, Australia

    19 h-index

    40 publications

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  4. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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    50 publications

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  5. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    15 h-index

    45 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. Goethe University Frankfurt

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    2.5K citations

  8. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    13 h-index

    21 publications

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    111 publications · 6.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Wildlife Management

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  3. Ornithological Applications

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  4. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

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    JM · 49 publications · 2.6K citations

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