Analysis of factors that affect maternal behaviour and breeding success in great apes in captivity

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 323-340

  Abello, M T ^a   Colell, M ^b  

^a Parc Zoològic de Barcelona   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Breeding; Chimpanzee; Gorilla; Great apes; Orang utan; Rearing behaviour; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85005944493     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2006.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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