Extent of digging and its possible underlying causal factors in penned blue foxes

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-133

  Korhonen, H ^a   Niemela P ^a   Wikman, I ^b  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alopex lagopus; Behavioural need; Digging behaviour; Rebound effect; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035013428     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102110000033     Document Type: Article

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