Current husbandry of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in zoos

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 732-740

  Eriksson, P ^a   Zidar, J ^a   White, D ^b   Westander, J ^c,d   Andersson, M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Marwell Wildlife   (United Kingdom)

^c Parken Zoo   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Captive; Enclosure; Management guideline; Survey

Indexed keywords

AILURIDAE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; ZOO ANIMAL;

AILURIDAE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

AILURUS FULGENS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650496428     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20323     Document Type: Article

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