SELECTED

Mougeot F, Redpath SM, Leckie F, Hudson PJ. The effect of aggressiveness on the population dynamics of a territorial bird. Nature 2003 Feb 13;421(6924):737-9

Pollock CG, Orosz SE. Avian reproductive anatomy, physiology and endocrinology.  Veterinary Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2002 Sep;5(3):441-74

BREED SPECIFIC

Hollmann P. [Behavior dissorders in psittacines. 1. Symptoms and causes] Tierarztl Prax. 1997 May;25(3):233-40.

Preiss HJ, Franck D. [Behavioral development of Agapornis roseicollis hand-reared in isolation] Z Tierpsychol. 1974 May;34(5):459-63.

Shea SD , Heaton KJ, Heaton JT, Hall WS, Brauth SE.  The role of contact calls in the social behavior of the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus).  Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Jan 15;807:571-3.   

Thompson, W L. Agonistic behaviour in the house finch: II. Factors in aggressiveness and sociality. Condor. 62, 1960, pp. 378-402

BOOK

Bird Aggression, Book A, Explorations in Biology. & Bird Aggression, Book B, Explorations in Biology. Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Inc., Kansas City , MO.  

 

 

FEATHER-PICKING

Grindlinger HM,  Ramsay E.  Compulsive feather picking in birds. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1991 Sep;48(9):857

Jenkins JR. Feather picking and self-mutilation in psittacine birds. Veterinary Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2001 Sep;4(3):651-67.

Juarbe-Diaz SV. Animal behavior case of the month. Congo African Grey parrot examined because of feather picking and self-injurious behavior. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2000 May 15;216(10):1562-4.

Nett CS, Hodgin EC, Foil CS, Merchant SR, Tully TN. A modified biopsy technique to improve histopathological evaluation of avian skin. Department of Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA Louisiana Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.