Environmental enrichment to address behavioral differences between wild and captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-84

  Kerridge, Frances J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral enrichment; Captive management; Species typical behavior; V. variegata

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CAPTIVE POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MADAGASCAR; MICROCLIMATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 21244459650     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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