Pro Natura et Scientia: Zoo research at the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-47

  Pereboom, J J M ^a   Leus, K ^a,b   Van Elsacker, L ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^b CENTER FOR ZOO AND WILD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Biomechanics; Conservation; Welfare; Wildlife health; Zoo research; Zoo university collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953070226     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2011.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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