Captive health and husbandry of the bradypodidae

Zoo Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 557-568

  Raines, Janis ^a,b  

^a Dallas World Aquarium   (United States)

^b E Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradypus; Sloth; Xenarthra, three toed

Indexed keywords

BRADYPODIDAE; BRADYPUS; EDENTATA;

EID: 33645327667     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20072     Document Type: Review

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