Assessing inactivity in zoo gorillas using keeper ratings and behavioral data

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 74-79

  Less, Elena Hoellein ^a,b   Kuhar, Christopher W ^a,b   Dennis, Patricia M ^a,b,c   Lukas, Kristen E ^a,b  

^a CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity levels; Behavioral research; Subjective assessments; Western lowland gorilla

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DATA ACQUISITION; HOMINID; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH WORK; SAMPLING; ZOO;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 84857367175     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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