ECG response of koalas to tourists proximity: a preliminary study.

Koalas operate on a tight energy budget and, thus, may not always display behavioral avoidance reaction when placed in a stressful condition. We investigated the physiological response of captive koalas Phascolarctos cinereus in a conservation centre to the presence of tourists walking through their...

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Main Authors: Yan Ropert-Coudert, Lisa Brooks, Maki Yamamoto, Akiko Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2757916?pdf=render