Behavioral and Developmental Consequences of Early Rearing Experience for Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-245

  Snyder, Rebecca J ^a   Tian, Yu Z ^c   Bloomsmith, Mollie A ^a   Forthman, Debra L ^e   Zhang, An J ^b   Zhang, Zhi H ^b   Li, Guang H ^b   Huang, Xiang M ^b   Luo, Lan ^b   Maple, Terry L ^d  

^a ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^b CHENGDU RESEARCH BASE OF GIANT PANDA BREEDING   (China)

^c Chengdu Zoo   (China)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEAR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; TWINS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEER GROUP; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; TWINS; URSIDAE;

EID: 10744231878     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.117.3.235     Document Type: Article

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