Chimpanzees

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals: Eighth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 618-633

  Schapiro, Steven J ^a   Lambeth, Susan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive chimpanzees maintained in social groupings, promote naturalistic social behaviours; Chimpanzee genetics area in which substantial and important progress has been made; Chimpanzees, being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Chimpanzees, slow producing, slow maturing species; Chimpanzees, usually described as living in fission fusion societies; Common welfare problems disease issues and behavioural factors; Factors threatening survival of chimpanzees in natural settings; Retirement and sanctuaries; Taxonomy of common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) still being debated; Veterinary management and geriatric care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859443626     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch40     Document Type: Chapter

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