Nocturnal behavior in a group of female African elephants

Zoo Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-186

  Wilson, Megan L ^a,b,c   Bashaw, Meredith J ^b,c,d   Fountain, Kimberly ^b   Kieschnick, Sarah ^b   Maple, Terry L ^b,c  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Age; Management; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 33746118741     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20084     Document Type: Article

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