The effects of visitor density and intensity on the behavior of two captive jaguars (Panthera onca)

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-244

  Sellinger, Rebecca L ^a   Ha, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETRIC TEST; RECORDING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MALE; PANTHERA; POPULATION DENSITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; PANTHERA ONCA;

EID: 33644612578     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0804_1     Document Type: Article

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