Patterns of injury in zoo-housed spider monkeys: A problem with males?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 250-259

  Davis, Nick ^a,b   Schaffner, Colleen M ^a   Wehnelt, Stephanie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Chester Zoological Gardens   (United Kingdom)

^c Am Klopferspitz 19   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Ateles; Male male competition; Primates; Questionnaire; Zoo

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; INJURY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHILOPATRY; PRIMATE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; ZOO;

CHESHIRE; CHESTER [CHESHIRE]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ATELES; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 57849158150     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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