Stereotypical behaviors in chimpanzees rescued from the african bushmeat and pet trade

Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lopresti Goodman, Stacy M ^a   Kameka, Marjanne ^a   Dube, Ashlynn ^a  

^a MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal behaviors; Bushmeat; Chimpanzees; Post traumatic stress disorder; Stereotypical behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890460139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2076328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/bs3010001     Document Type: Article

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