Environmental Enrichment for Laboratory Marmosets

Lab Animal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 42-48

  Byron, Jo Kathleen ^a   Bodri, Michael S ^a  

^a Delaware Valley College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; MARMOSET; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RECREATION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CALLITHRIX; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROOMING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MOVEMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 0345880636     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (7)

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