Coping with acute crowding by Cebus apella

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1241-1256

  Van Wolkenten, Megan L ^a   Davis, Jason M ^a   Gong, May Lee ^a   De Waal, Frans B M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cebus apella; Coping model; Crowding; Husbandry

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; OVERCROWDING; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS APELLA; MACACA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 33751217440     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9070-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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