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Science, 1987
Japanese quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) learned a category for syllable-initial [d] followed by a dozen different vowels. After learning to categorize syllables consisting of [d], [b], or [g] followed by four different vowels, quail correctly categorized syllables in which the same consonants preceded eight novel ...
K R, Kluender, R L, Diehl, P R, Killeen
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Observational learning in Japanese quail

Behavioural Processes, 1980
In spite of interest in the cultural transmission of animal behaviour, observational learning has not previously been demonstrated in Japanese quail. In the present experiment three groups of 10 quail were trained to peck for reinforcement under discriminative stimulus control.
SANAVIO, EZIO, Savardi U.
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Bone development in Japanese quail

The Anatomical Record, 1963
AbstractThe development of the long bones of Japanese Quail was studied histologically and microradiographically at different post‐hatching periods from birth to one year of age. At the level of the mid‐shaft, the woven bone of the neonatal animal becomes thicker by rapid periosteal growth and becomes consolidated by the deposition of bone within large
D J, SIMMONS, A M, PANKOVICH
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Magnesium deficiency in the Japanese quail

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 1984
Morphological effects of magnesium deficiency on liver cells and general aspects of its influence on the metabolism were investigated in young quails. Magnesium deficiency was characterized by a depressed growth, a high mortality rate, a decrease in hematocrit and magnesium and calcium plasma concentrations.
R, Didier, E, Gueux, Y, Rayssiguier
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