The potential of the human-animal relationship as an environmental enrichment for the welfare of zoo-housed animals

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Claxton, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Human animal relationship; Welfare; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SENSORY SYSTEM; ZOO;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 79959514179     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.03.002     Document Type: Review

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