Personality assessment in snow leopards (Uncia uncia)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-165

  Marieke Cassia, Gartner ^a   David, Powell ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Personality; Snow leopard; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FELIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FELIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 84860308529     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20385     Document Type: Article

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