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The tonic immobility reaction of the domestic fowl: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

R. Bryan Jones
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Agricultural and Food Research Council's Poultry Research Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, Scotland
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