Stereotypic behavior in Asiatic black and Malayan sun bears

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 409-430

  Vickery, Sophie ^a   Mason, Georgia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal behavior; Emancipation; Establishment; Pacing; Stereotypy; Ursid

Indexed keywords

HELARCTOS MALAYANUS; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 9144256248     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20027     Document Type: Article

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