Growth and development of infant Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at the Wolong Reserve, China

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-19

  Zhang, Guiquan ^a   Zhang, Hemin ^a   Chen, Meng ^a   He, Tingmei ^a   Wei, Rongping ^a   Mainka, Susan A ^b  

^a China Conserv Res Ctr Giant Panda   (China)

^b World Wildlife Fund Schweiz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Growth rates; Infant development; Mother rearing

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 0039566963     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:1<13::AID-ZOO2>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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