Life histories and behavioural traits as predictors of breeding success

Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 87-100

  Ellis, Susie ^a   Snyder, Rebecca J ^b   Zhang, Guiquan ^c   Wei, Rongping ^c   Zhong, Wei ^d   Lam, Mabel ^e   Sims, Robert ^f,g  

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

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

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

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

^e M L Associates   (United States)

^f Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics ^*  (United States)

^g GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011392082     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511542244.006     Document Type: Chapter

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