Space use selectivity by chimpanzees and gorillas in an indoor-outdoor enclosure

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-208

  Ross, S R ^a,b   Calcutt, S ^a   Schapiro, S J ^c   Hau, J ^b  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chimpanzee; Facility design; Gorilla; Management; Selectivity; Space use; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FACILITY LOCATION; PRIMATE; SPACE USE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; GORILLA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GORILLA GORILLA; HOUSING, ANIMAL; ILLINOIS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 78650231622     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20891     Document Type: Article

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