Comparison between 28 zoological parks: Stereotypic and social behaviours of captive brown bears (Ursus arctos)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 129-141

  Montaudouin, S ^a,b   Le Pape, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Care management; Exhibit design; Housing; Husbandry procedures; Social interactions; Stereotyped behaviour; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CAPTIVE POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 19544365263     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.10.015     Document Type: Article

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