What do population-level welfare indices suggest about the well-being of zoo elephants?

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-273

  Mason, Georgia J ^a   Veasey, Jake S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Woburn Safari Park   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acyclicity; Captivity; Longevity; Stereotypic behavior; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ELEPHANTS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 77954599021     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20303     Document Type: Article

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