Adaptation of blind brown bears to a new environment and its residents: Stereotypy and play as welfare indicators

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 579-587

  Koene, Paul ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Animal welfare; Blind brown bear; Play behavior; Stereotypy; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549109456     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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