The myth of the aggressive monkey

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-330

  Reinhardt, Viktor ^a,b  

^a Animal Welfare Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FEMALE; MACACA; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; RHESUS MONKEY; STRESS; TRAINING;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 4444342176     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327604JAWS0504_06     Document Type: Article

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