Philosophy of environmental enrichment: past, present, and future

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-226

  Mellen, Jill ^a   MacPhee, Marty Sevenich ^a  

^a DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Animal well being; History of environmental enrichment; Husbandry training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035600057     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1021     Document Type: Article

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