Zoo and aquarium animal management and conservation: Current trends and future challenges

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-28

  Hutchins, M ^a  

^a Association of Zoos and Aquariums   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal management; Aquariums; Co operation; Collection planning; Conservation; Education; Ethics; Habitats; SSP; Zoological collections; Zoos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141612343     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2003.tb02060.x     Document Type: Article

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