Zoo and aquarium research: Priority setting for the coming decades

Zoo Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 488-497

  Hutchins, Michael ^a,b,c   Thompson, Steven D ^d  

^a Wildlife Society   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic freedom; Animal management; Animal welfare; Conservation; Priority setting; Research funding; Trends; Zoo research

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57649158468     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20167     Document Type: Article

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