Effects of short- and long-term changes in spatial density on the social behavior of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 95-105

  Videan, Elaine N ^a   Fritz, Jo ^a  

^a Primate Foundation Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Crowding; Social behavior; Space

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVITY; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPACE;

HOMINIDAE; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 33845222057     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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