Primatology between feelings and science: A personal experience perspective

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 214-219

  Vitale, Augusto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal experimentation; Callithrix jacchus; Empathy; Individuality; Primate welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVE POPULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITERATURE REVIEW; NOMENCLATURE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; EMOTION; EMPATHY; ETHICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; OBJECT RELATION; OBSERVATION; PERSONNEL; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NAMES; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSERVATION; PRIMATES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 79251524876     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20863     Document Type: Article

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