Evidence that zoo visitors influence HPA activity in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyii rufiventris)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-141

  Davis, Nick ^a,b   Schaffner, Colleen M ^a   Smith, Tessa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Chester Zoological Gardens   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spider monkeys; Stress; Urinary cortisol; Visitor effect

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; ZOO;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ATELES; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 11844288944     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.08.020     Document Type: Article

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