The behavior of circus tigers during transport

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-337

  Nevill, C H ^a   Friend, T H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pacing; Tigers; Transport

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FELID; TRANSPORTATION;

CIRCUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0038537560     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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