Sequences of Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) and tourist behaviors at Mt. Huangshan, China

Primate Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-151

  McCarthy, Maureen S ^a   Matheson, Megan D ^a   Lester, Jack D ^a   Sheeran, Lori K ^a   Li, Jin Hua ^b   Wagner, R Steven ^a  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior sequences; Macaca thibetana; Stress; Tourism

Indexed keywords

MACACA; MACACA THIBETANA;

EID: 77950480530     PISSN: 08986207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1896/052.024.0113     Document Type: Article

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