Save

Innate Visual Form Preferences in the Imprinting Behavior of Hatchling Chicks

In: Behaviour
Authors:
Elizabeth Bird Goodwin The University of Chicago, U.S.A.

Search for other papers by Elizabeth Bird Goodwin in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
and
Eckhard H. Hess The University of Chicago, U.S.A.

Search for other papers by Eckhard H. Hess in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 1969
Download Citation Get Permissions

Access options

Get access to the full article by using one of the access options below.

Institutional Login

Log in with Open Athens, Shibboleth, or your institutional credentials

Login via Institution

Purchase

Buy instant access (PDF download and unlimited online access):

€36.93
Add to Cart

Other access options

Rent on DeepDyve
Redeem Access Token

Abstract

1. Dark-reared socially naive hatchling chicks 13 to 16 hours old were exposed to one of ten two-dimensional forms in an imprinting procedure. Two different imprinting procedures were used. 2. The relative effectiveness of the ten forms, from high to low, in eliciting affiliative behavior was as follows: square, pentagon, oval, diamond, triangle, serrated circle, star, rectangle, circle, and hexagon. 3. These preferences were compared with the pecking preferences found for the same shapes that have been previously reported by GOODWIN & HESS (190). 4. A comparison of affiliative and pecking behavior was made.

Title:
Innate Visual Form Preferences in the Imprinting Behavior of Hatchling Chicks
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/156853969X00143
Language:
English
Pages:
238–254
In:
Behaviour
In:
Volume 34: Issue 4
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-539X
Print ISSN:
0005-7959
Subjects:
Biology & Environmental Sciences, Biology

Content Metrics

All Time Past 365 days Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 393 57 1
Full Text Views 124 1 0
PDF Views & Downloads 41 0 0