Commentary: Improving well-being for captive giant pandas: Theoretical and practical issues

Zoo Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-354

  Swaisgood, Ronald R ^a   Ellis, Susie ^b   Forthman, Debra L ^c   Shepherdson, David J ^d  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^c ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^d OREGON ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral needs; Enrichment; Giant panda; Stereotypy; Well being

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 0042878644     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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