Age class differences in the feeding behavior of captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscataia) in the forested and nonvegetated enclosure groups

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-274

  Jaman, M Firoj ^a,b   Huffman, Michael A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Age class differences; Captivity; Enrichment with natural vegetation; Feeding behavior; Substrate segregation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 79958727253     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20324     Document Type: Article

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