Impacts of visitor number on Kangaroos housed in free‐range exhibits

Free range exhibits are becoming increasingly popular in zoos as a means to enhance interaction between visitors and animals. However very little research exists on the impacts of visitors on animal behaviour and stress in free range exhibits. We investigated the effects of visitor number on the beh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zoo biology 2015-07, Vol.34 (4), p.287-295
Hauptverfasser:	Sherwen, Sally L, Hemsworth, Paul H, Butler, Kym L, Fanson, Kerry V, Magrath, Michael J.L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adverse effects animal behaviour Animal Welfare Animals Animals, Zoo Australia avoidance behavior Behavior, Animal - physiology fearfulness feces Feces - chemistry foraging free-range exhibits Glucocorticoids - analysis Glucocorticoids - metabolism Humans islands locomotion Macropodidae - physiology Macropodidae - psychology Macropus fuliginosus Macropus rufus metabolites Motor Activity - physiology Stress, Physiological - physiology visitor effects zoos
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