Low environmental temperature causes an increase in stereotypic behaviour in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-43

  Rees, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elephant; Stereotypic behaviour; Zoo

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUNGER; MALE; NONHUMAN; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0842330698     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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