The effectiveness of indigestible markers for identifying individual animal feces and their prevalence of use in North American zoos

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-398

  Fuller, Grace ^a,b   Margulis, Susan W ^c,d   Santymire, Rachel ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO   (United States)

^c LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^d CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine research; Fecal markers; Zoo survey; Zoological parks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; FECES; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DATA COLLECTION; FECES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; REPTILIA;

EID: 79960960408     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20339     Document Type: Article

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