Welfare implications of captive primate population management: Behavioural and psycho-social effects of female-based contraception, oestrus and male removal in hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-165

  Plowman, A B ^a   Jordan, N R ^a,b   Anderson, N ^a,b   Condon, E ^a,b   Fraser, O ^a,c  

^a Paignton Devon TQ4 7EU UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Captivity; Displacement behaviour; Oestrus; Self directed behaviour

Indexed keywords

ZOO;

HAMADRYAS; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 11844286900     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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