Individual and social behavior of lowland gorillas in outdoor exhibits compared with indoor holding areas

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-370

  Hoff, Michael P ^a,b   Powell, David M ^c   Lukas, Kristen E ^b   Maple, Terry L ^b  

^a Dalton College   (United States)

^b Zoo Atlanta   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Behavior; Gorilla; Housing; Primates; Social behavior; Spatial distribution; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

LOWLAND GORILLA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; ZOO;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 0031464264     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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