Biology, behavior, and environmental enrichment for the captive African clawed frog (Xenopus spp)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 150-156

  Chum, Helen ^a   Felt, Stephen ^a   Garner, Joseph ^a   Green, Sherril ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Behavior; Enrichment; Laboratory research; Welfare; Xenopus; Xenopus laevis; Xenopus tropicalis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANNIBALISM; CAPTIVE POPULATION; FECUNDITY; FIGHTING; FROG; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 84873423756     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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