Interspecific interactions and welfare implications in mixed species communities of capuchin (sapajus apella) and squirrel monkeys (saimiri sciureus) over 3 years

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 324-333

  Buchanan Smith, Hannah M ^a   Griciute, Joana ^a   Daoudi, Sophia ^a   Leonardi, Rebecca ^a   Whiten, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capuchin; Cebus; Enclosure design; Interspecific interactions; Mixed species group; Squirrel monkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MONITORING; PRIMATE; ZOO;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CEBUS; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS;

EID: 84883293846     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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