The Days and Nights of Zoo Elephants: Using Epidemiology to Better Understand Stereotypic Behavior of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in North American Zoos

Stereotypic behavior is an important indicator of compromised welfare. Zoo elephants are documented to perform stereotypic behavior, but the factors that contribute to performance have not been systematically assessed. We collected behavioral data on 89 elephants (47 African [Loxodonta africana], 42...

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Autores principales: Greco, Brian J., Meehan, Cheryl L., Hogan, Jen N., Leighty, Katherine A., Mellen, Jill, Mason, Georgia J., Mench, Joy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27416071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144276

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27416071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144276

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