Consistency of captive giraffe behavior under two different management regimes

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-378

  Bashaw, Meredith J ^a  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Captive environment; Social relationship; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; GIRAFFIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 79960962243     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20338     Document Type: Article

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