History and dietary husbandry of pangolins in captivity

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-230

  Yang, Ci Wen ^a,b,e   Chen, Suming ^b   Chang, Chi Yen ^b   Lin, Mei Fong ^b   Block, Erik ^c   Lorentsen, Ronald ^c   Chin, Jason S C ^a   Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^d  

^a Taipei Zoo   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^d Saint Louis Zoo ^*  (United States)

^e Animal Department   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Captive feeding; Manidae; Scaly anteater

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MANIDAE; MANIS; MYRMECOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 34547151644     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20134     Document Type: Article

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