Impact of activity space on the reproductive behaviour of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in captivity

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 151-161

  Peng, Jianjun ^a,b   Jiang, Zhigang ^b   Qin, Guangyong ^a   Huang, Qunce ^a   Li, Yuxiao ^a   Jiao, Zhen ^a   Zhang, Fengqiu ^a   Li, Zongwei ^a   Zhang, Jinguo ^c   Lu, Yanping ^c   Liu, Xuefeng ^c   Liu, Jinpeng ^c  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c Beijing Zoo   (China)

Author keywords

Activity space; Behavioural elasticity; Behavioural rigidity; Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca); Reproductive behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEAR; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CAPTIVITY; CARNIVORE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; ZOO;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 33947176069     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.029     Document Type: Article

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