Behaviour and preferences among deep litters in captive capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus)

Animal Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-134

  Ludes Fraulob, E ^a   Anderson, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Foraging; Litter; Play; Preferences; Social contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005685590     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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