Factors influencing the well-being and longevity of captive female orangutans

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-440

  Cocks, Leif ^a  

^a Australian Orangutan Project   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captivity; Female; Orangutan; Zoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIRTH INTERVAL; CAPTIVITY; FEMALE; HOMINID; LONGEVITY; PARTURITION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 34250665457     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9117-9     Document Type: Article

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