Pacheco, Xareni P. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6380-4570
Funding for this research was provided by:
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologĂa (Not applicable)
Article History
Received: 25 February 2020
Revised: 5 July 2020
Accepted: 7 July 2020
First Online: 22 July 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The author declares that there is no conflict of interest.
: Ethics approval was not required for this study. The study was reviewed and accepted by research committees at each participating zoo and park and was supported by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) Research Group.
: This study was merely observational and was non-invasive, with data collection occurring during normal zoo opening hours so meerkats experienced no additional disturbance.