Effects of positive interaction with caretakers on the behaviour of socially housed common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 100-107

  Manciocco, Arianna ^a   Chiarotti, Flavia ^a   Vitale, Augusto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Callithrix jacchus; Captive management; Human interaction; Refinement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRIMATE; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 67650738616     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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