Orangutan use of vertical space in an innovative habitat

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-251

  Hebert, Patricia L ^b   Bard, Kim ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreal activity; Behavior; Exhibit design; Naturalistic environments; Pongo pygmaeus; Positional behavior

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOIDEA; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034353945     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:4<239::AID-ZOO2>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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