Enriching the lives of bears in zoos

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-74

  Law, G ^a   Reid, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Bears; Captivity; Enclosure design; Enrichment; Feeding strategies; Gender; Mixed exhibits

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952728640     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2009.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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