In the deep end: Pooling data and other statistical challenges of zoo and aquarium research

Zoo Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-352

  Kuhar, Christopher W ^a  

^a DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive research; Pseudoreplication; Research design; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748627423     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20089     Document Type: Article

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