Evaluating stress and well-being in the giant panda: A system for monitoring

Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 299-314

  Swaisgood, Ronald R ^a   Owen, Megan A ^b   Czekala, Nancy M ^a   Mauroo, Nathalie ^c   Hawk, Kathy ^b   Tang, Jason C L ^c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85011357096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511542244.013     Document Type: Chapter

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