Nutrition and dietary husbandry

Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 101-158

  Edwards, Mark S ^a   Zhang, Guiquan ^b   Wei, Rongping ^b   Liu, Xuanzhen ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda   (China)

^c CHENGDU RESEARCH BASE OF GIANT PANDA BREEDING   (China)

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EID: 85011320815     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511542244.007     Document Type: Chapter

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