The influence of a camouflage net barrier on the behaviour, welfare and public perceptions of zoo-housed gorillas

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-118

  Blaney, E C ^a   Wells, D L ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Enrichment; Gorilla; Housing conditions; Visitors; Zoos

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIMATE; RECORDING; STEREOTYPY; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 2342642831     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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