Recumbence Behavior in Zoo Elephants: Determination of Patterns and Frequency of Recumbent Rest and Associated Environmental and Social Factors

Resting behaviors are an essential component of animal welfare but have received little attention in zoological research. African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) rest includes recumbent postures, but no large-scale investigation of African and Asian zoo ele...

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Autores principales: Holdgate, Matthew R., Meehan, Cheryl L., Hogan, Jennifer N., Miller, Lance J., Rushen, Jeff, de Passillé, Anne Marie, Soltis, Joseph, Andrews, Jeff, Shepherdson, David J.
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/PMC4945027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27414809
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153301

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4945027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27414809
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153301

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