Ecological ethics in captivity: Balancing values and responsibilities in zoo and aquarium research under rapid global change

ILAR Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-51

  Minteer, Ben A ^a   Collins, James P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Climate change; Conservation ethics; Ex situ conservation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION ETHICS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; EX SITU CONSERVATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; RESEARCH ETHICS; STANDARD; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION ETHICS; EX SITU CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MORALS;

EID: 84882934308     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: 19306180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilt009     Document Type: Article

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