Social and spatial relationships in captive southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 487-502

  Metrione, Lara C ^a,b   Penfold, Linda M ^a   Waring, George H ^b  

^a WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Companionship; Dominance; Reproduction; Social behavior; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM; CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM SIMUM;

EID: 38049071054     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20143     Document Type: Article

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