Historical perspective of breeding giant pandas ex situ in China and high priorities for the future

Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 455-468

  Zhang, Zhihe ^a   Zhang, Anju ^a   Hou, Rong ^a   Wang, Jishan ^a   Li, Guanghan ^a   Fei, Lisong ^b   Wang, Qiang ^b   Kati Loeffler, I ^c   Wildt, David E ^c   Maple, Terry L ^d   McManamon, Rita ^e   Ellis, Susie ^f  

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

^b Chengdu Zoo   (China)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^f Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

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EID: 85011371062     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511542244.020     Document Type: Chapter

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