Zoos and captive breeding: Response

Science

Volumn 332, Issue 6034, 2011, Pages 1150-1151

  Conde, D A ^a   Flesness, N ^b   Colchero, F ^a   Jones, O R ^a   Scheuerlein, A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b International Species Information System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BIRD; BREEDING; COMMUNITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS; HORSE; LETTER; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; ZOO ANIMAL;

EID: 79957968812     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.332.6034.1150     Document Type: Letter

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