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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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Pubblicato in:PLoS One
Autori principali: Greco, Brian J., Meehan, Cheryl L., Hogan, Jen N., Leighty, Katherine A., Mellen, Jill, Mason, Georgia J., Mench, Joy A.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944985/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27416071
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144276
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