Animal temperament and human disturbance: Implications for the response of wildlife to tourism

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Martin, J G A ^a,b   Reale D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eastern chipmunk; Hair cortisol; Hole board test; Temperament trait; Tourism exposure

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BURROW; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RODENT; STRESS RESISTANCE; TOURISM; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SCIURIDAE; TEMPERAMENT; TOURISM; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; GROOMING; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; SCIURIDAE; TEMPERAMENT; TRAVEL;

ANIMALIA; TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 36849082995     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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