Gorilla Behavior Index revisited: Age, housing and behavior

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 315-326

  Kuhar, Christopher W ^a,b   Stoinski, Tara S ^b,c,d   Lukas, Kristen E ^e   Maple, Terry L ^b,c  

^a DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^d Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

^e CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bachelor groups; Gorilla; Management systems; Social behavior; Temperament; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVE POPULATION; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ZOO;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 31544455583     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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