Personality and subjective well-being in captive male western lowland gorillas living in bachelor groups

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 879-889

  Schaefer, Sarah A ^a   Steklis, H Dieter ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive management; Conscientiousness; Five factor model; Gorilla; Personality; Well being

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; COMMON ANCESTRY; PRIMATE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

KANSAS; SEDGWICK COUNTY [KANSAS]; UNITED STATES; WICHITA;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINOIDEA; PAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; GORILLA; MALE; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84906308309     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22275     Document Type: Article

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