An analysis of regurgitation and reingestion in captive chimpanzees

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-415

  Baker, Kate C ^a   Easley, Stephen Phillip ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Easley and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous behavior; Chimpanzees; Regurgitation; Reingestion; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030587594     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01061-1     Document Type: Article

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