Some preliminary evidence of the social facilitation of mounting behavior in a juvenile bull Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-58

  Rees, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; HERD; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOO ANIMAL;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 2342530376     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0701_3     Document Type: Article

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