Longitudinal study of delayed reproductive success in a pair of white-cheeked gibbons (Hylobates leucogenys)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 413-434

  Lukas, Kristen E ^a,f   Barkauskas, Rima T ^a,b   Maher, Samantha A ^a,c   Jacobs, Bonnie A ^a   Bauman, Joan E ^d   Henderson, Andrew J ^a,e   Calcagno, James M ^c  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^e NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Curator of Conservation and Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Husbandry; Pregnancy; Reproduction; Stereotypic behavior; Zoo visitors

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES; HYLOBATES LEUCOGENYS; HYLOBATES SP.;

EID: 0036035745     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10040     Document Type: Article

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