Assessing the role of zoos in wildlife conservation

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-74

  Tribe, Andrew ^a   Booth, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Education; Research; Wildlife conservation; Zoos

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149100490     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200390180163     Document Type: Article

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