Environmental influences on stereotypy and the activity budget of Indian leopards (Panthera pardus) in four zoos in Southern India

Zoo Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 585-595

  Mallapur, Avanti ^a,b   Chellam, Ravi ^a  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Enclosure type; Feeding regime; Food anticipatory behavior; Stereotypic pacing; Visitors

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANNA; FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 0036935763     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10063     Document Type: Article

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