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Social Forces Determining Spacing and Head Orientation in a Flock of Domestic Hens

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    Present address: School of Wool Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney

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  1. Department of Animal Husbandry, University of Queensland, Brisbane

    G. McBRIDE & J. W. JAMES

  2. Department of Poultry Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

    R. N. SHOFFNER

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McBRIDE, G., JAMES, J. & SHOFFNER, R. Social Forces Determining Spacing and Head Orientation in a Flock of Domestic Hens. Nature 197, 1272–1273 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1971272a0

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