Prevalence and cause of stereotypic behaviour in common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) residing in Australian zoos

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 180-191

  Hogan, Lindsay A ^a   Tribe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Stereotypies; Welfare; Wombat

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; MARSUPIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR; ZOO;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 34247512137     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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