Factors influencing the prevalence of stereotypical behaviour in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 189-197

  Quirke, Thomas ^a   O'Riordan, Ruth M ^a   Zuur, Alain ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Highland Statistics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captivity; Cheetah; Information theory; Stereotypical behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84870256045     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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