Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-231

  Superina, Mariella ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Captive maintenance; Cingulata; Dasypodidae; Fossorial mammals; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; DIET; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE;

CHLAMYPHORUS TRUNCATUS; CINGULATA; DASYPODIDAE; MAMMALIA; XENARTHRA;

EID: 79953268215     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20334     Document Type: Article

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