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Wild Mammals in Captivity
Devra G. Kleiman (Ed.)
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Description for Wild Mammals in Captivity
Paperback. Zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. This book presents the thinking and practice in the care and management of wild mammals in zoos and other institutions. It offers information from studies of animal behavior; advances in captive breeding; and new thinking in animal management and welfare. Editor(s): Kleiman, Devra G.; Thompson, Katerina V.; Baer, Charlotte Kirk. Num Pages: 720 pages, 100 halftones, 39 line drawings, 67 tables. BIC Classification: MZG; PSVW7; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. For nearly fifteen years, these institutions have relied on "Wild Mammals in Captivity" as the essential reference for their work. Now the book reemerges in a completely updated second edition. "Wild Mammals in Captivity" presents the most current thinking and practice in the care and management of wild mammals in zoos and other institutions. In one comprehensive volume, the editors have gathered the most current information from studies of animal behavior; advances in captive breeding; research in physiology, genetics, and nutrition; and new thinking in animal management ... Read more
Zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. For nearly fifteen years, these institutions have relied on "Wild Mammals in Captivity" as the essential reference for their work. Now the book reemerges in a completely updated second edition. "Wild Mammals in Captivity" presents the most current thinking and practice in the care and management of wild mammals in zoos and other institutions. In one comprehensive volume, the editors have gathered the most current information from studies of animal behavior; advances in captive breeding; research in physiology, genetics, and nutrition; and new thinking in animal management ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226440101
SKU
V9780226440101
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Ref
99-1
About Devra G. Kleiman (Ed.)
Devra G. Kleiman (1942-2010) was principal of Zoo-Logic, LLC in Chevy Chase, Maryland; senior scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park; and adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. Katerina V. Thompson is director of the Undergraduate Research and Internship Programs in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences at the University of Maryland. Charlotte Kirk Baer is principal ... Read more
Reviews for Wild Mammals in Captivity
"Zoos should be staffed with those who have made Wild Mammals in Captivity their essential textbook." (Times Higher Education, on the first edition)"