Parturition and lactation in a Bornean orang-utan

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 186-191

  Abello M T ^a   Fernandez J ^a  

^a Parc Zoològic de Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic; Bornean orang utan; Breeding; Constipation; Lactation; Parturition; Positioning of infant

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040386147     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2003.tb02079.x     Document Type: Article

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