Documenting Aggression, Dominance and the Impacts of Visitor Interaction on Galápagos Tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) in a Zoo Setting

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Understanding the mechanisms by which welfare can be optimised in zoos is essential for improving standards of animal care. Using scan-sampling methods, assessments of group hierarchy and direct observations, the behaviour of Galápagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) was assessed in re...

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Autores principales: Freeland, Laura, Ellis, Charlotte, Michaels, Christopher J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32316413
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10040699

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32316413
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10040699

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