A note on the effect of olfactory stimulation on the behaviour and welfare of zoo-housed gorillas

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 155-160

  Wells, Deborah L ^a   Hepper, Peter G ^a   Coleman, Dwyer ^a   Challis, Mark G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b City of Belfast Zoological Gardens   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Enrichment; Gorillas; Housing; Odours; Olfactory stimulation; Welfare; Zoos

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; HOMINID; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE;

ANIMALIA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; MENTHA X PIPERITA; PRIMATES; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 34347345126     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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