Zoo animals
Subtitle: their behaviour, management, and welfare
By: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi, Sheila Pankhurst.
Contributors: Melfi, Vicky.; Pankhurst, Sheila.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 684
ISBN-13: 9780199233069
Subjects: Zoo animals
Description: "Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of exotic animals in captivity, and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour to ensure that zoo animals are managed as effectively as possible." "Drawing on their extensive experience of zoo research, practice, and teaching, the authors blend together theory with a broad range of both mammalian and non-mammalian examples to give a highly-readable overview of this burgeoning field. Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare is the ideal resource for anyone needing a thorough grounding in this subject, whether as a student or as a zoo professional."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.