The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa: A National Research Facility

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-37

  Kotze, A ^a,b   Nxomani, C ^a  

^a National Zoological Gardens of South Africa   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

National System of Innovation; Platform; Research; Strategic drivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953116534     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2011.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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