Fear and exploration in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): a comparison of hand-reared and wild-caught birds.

The revision of EU legislation will ban the use of wild-caught animals in scientific procedures. This change is partially predicated on the assumption that captive-rearing produces animals with reduced fearfulness. Previously, we have shown that hand-reared starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) indeed exhibi...

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Main Authors: Gesa Feenders, Kristel Klaus, Melissa Bateson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3078136?pdf=render