Behavioural responses of juvenile Steller sea lions to hot-iron branding

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-62

  Walker, Kristen A ^a   Mellish, Jo Ann E ^b,c   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Burn wounds; Eumetopias jubatus; Hot iron branding; Pain; Steller sea lions

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DATA SET; JUVENILE; LOCOMOTION; PINNIPED;

EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 72449195343     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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