Feed intake, diet utilization, and composition of browses consumed by the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in a North American zoo

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-180

  Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^a   Wildman, Robert E C ^b,d   Romo, Steve ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DICERORHINUS SUMATRENSIS;

EID: 0034375031     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:3<169::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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