Managing the socialization of an adult male gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) with a history of social deprivation

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 347-358

  Burks, Kyle D ^a,b   Bloomsmith, Mollie A ^c   Forthman, Debra L ^b,c   Maple, Terry L ^b,c  

^a DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioral management; Early experience; Great apes; Social deprivation; Social introduction; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035730231     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1033     Document Type: Article

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