Behavioral and physiologic responses to environmental enrichment in the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 331-343

  Cummings, Dawn ^a,b   Brown, Janine L ^a   Rodden, Melissa D ^a   Songsasen, Nucharin ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DENVER ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior response; Corticoids; Enrichment; Maned wolf

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; MUS;

EID: 35949002853     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20138     Document Type: Article

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