Dispelling some common misconceptions about the keeping of felids in captivity

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 197-207

  Law, G ^a   Macdonald, A ^a   Reid, A ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Conservation; Design; Enclosure; Environment; Feeding; Husbandry; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006155650     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.1997.tb01210.x     Document Type: Article

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