Group differences in captive gorillas' reaction to large crowds

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 377-385

  Kuhar, Christopher W ^a  

^a DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Bachelor groups; Gorilla; Human animal relationships; Social behaviour; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; GROUP SIZE; HOMINID; SIZE EFFECT; ZOO;

ANIMALIA; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 39749162953     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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