Attempting to reduce regurgitation and reingestion in a captive chimpanzee through increased feeding opportunities: A case study

Lab Animal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-38

  Struck, Katie ^a   Videan, Elaine N ^a   Fritz, Jo ^a   Murphy, James ^a  

^a Primate Foundation Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; APE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLANT LEAF; TIME; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; APE DISEASES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIET; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLANT LEAVES; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 33845776092     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban0107-35     Document Type: Article

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