Public perceptions of behavioral enrichment: Assumptions gone awry

Zoo Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 525-534

  McPhee, M E ^a   Foster, J S ^b   Sevenich, M ^c   Saunders, C D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Seneca Park Zoo   (United States)

^c DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^d BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Exhibit; Naturalism; Zoo

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032270906     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:6<525::AID-ZOO6>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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