Influence of the presence of seeds and litter on the behaviour of captive red-capped mangabeys Cercocebus torquatus torquatus

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 349-362

  Blois Heulin, C ^a   Jubin, R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cercocebus torquatus torquatus; Environmental enrichment; Foraging behavior; Mangabey; Time budget

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAPTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LITTER; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; CERCOCEBUS; CERCOCEBUS TORQUATUS; CERCOCEBUS TORQUATUS TORQUATUS;

EID: 1242345288     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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