Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in U.S. zoos: I. Individual behavior profiles and their relationship to breeding success

Zoo Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-34

  Carlstead, Kathy ^a   Mellen, Jill ^b   Kleiman, Devra G ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DICEROS BICORNIS; RHINOCEROS;

EID: 0033457146     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:1<17::AID-ZOO4>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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