Protective mother hens: cognitive influences on the avian maternal response

@article{Edgar2013ProtectiveMH,
  title={Protective mother hens: cognitive influences on the avian maternal response},
  author={Joanne L. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Paul and Christine Janet Nicol},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={2013},
  volume={86},
  pages={223-229}
}
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