A note on enrichment for spontaneous tool use by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-247

  Morimura, Naruki ^a  

^a HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Feeding enrichment; Tool use; Voluntary work; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAPTIVITY; PRIMATE; TOOL USE;

ANIMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0038548377     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00058-3     Document Type: Article

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