The appliance of science to zoo-housed primates

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Melfi, Vicky ^a  

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

Author keywords

Conservation; Primates; Research; Welfare; Zoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONSERVATION; PRIMATE; RESEARCH; ZOO;

HOMINIDAE; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 12244273289     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.08.017     Document Type: Article

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