Novel environmental enrichment may provide a tool for rapid assessment of animal personality: A case study with giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-318

  Powell, David M ^a   Svoke, Joseph T ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URSIDAE;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 53249084026     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700802329673     Document Type: Article

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