Patterns of aggression among captive american flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 445-453

  Hinton, Mitchell G ^a   Bendelow, Annie ^a   Lantz, Samantha ^a   Wey, Tina W ^b   Schoen, Lee ^c   Brockett, Robin ^c   Karubian, Jordan ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Captive animal; Social network theory; UCINET; Zoo management

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAPTIVE ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY; UCINET; ZOO ANIMAL; ZOO MANAGEMENT;

BIRD; CAPTIVE ANIMAL; SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY; UCINET; ZOO MANAGEMENT;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; FEMALE; MALE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER;

EID: 84880513941     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21078     Document Type: Article

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