B. Bilcik et al., BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION OF JAPANESE-QUAIL TO THE REPEATED SHORT-TERM MICROGRAVITY INDUCED BY PARABOLIC FLIGHTS, ACT VET B, 65(1), 1996, pp. 73-75
Behavioural adaptation of adult Japanese quail to the repeated short t
erm microgravity induced by parabolic flights was studied. Two lines o
f quail - the line genetically selected for resistance to hypodynamy a
nd the randombred control line - were compared. Birds were subjected t
o the series of five flights repeated in 24-hour intervals. During eac
h flight the state of microgravity lasting 15 to 20 seconds was induce
d 11 times. Differences in behaviour between lines as well as between
sexes were analysed. Adult Japanese quail adapted relatively quickly t
o the short-term microgravity. The adaptation process seemed to be str
ongly influenced by the genetic background and sex.