Straw and forage material ameliorate abnormal behaviors in adult chimpanzees

Zoo Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-236

  Baker, Kate C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Environmental enrichment; Foraging; Pan troglodytes; Regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0031493750     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1997)16:3<225::aid-zoo3>3.0.co;2-c     Document Type: Article

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