The giant panda as a social, biological and conservation phenomenon

Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-16

  Ellis, Susie ^a   Pan, Wenshi ^b   Xie, Zhong ^c   Wildt, David E ^d  

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

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens   (China)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 85011392360     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511542244.002     Document Type: Chapter

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