Assessing the welfare implications of visitors in a zoo setting: A comment on Wells (2005)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 130-133

  Ross, Stephen R ^a   Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V ^a   Stoinski, Tara ^b  

^a Lincoln Park Zoo   (United States)

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorillas; Great apes; Stress; Welfare; Zoo visitors

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 33845206537     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.03.006     Document Type: Letter

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