Wild mammals in captivity second edition

Ullrey, Michael L. Schlegel, Govindasamy Agoramoorthy, and David J. Ballou, Caroline Lees, Lisa J. Research Trends in Zoos Terry L. Maple and Meredith J. Elsbeth Mcphee and Kathy Carlstead. Swaisgood and Bruce A. Asa, and Michael Hutchins. Thompson, Andrew J. Baker, and Anne M. Crockett and Renee R. Spindler and David E. Asa and Ingrid J. Porton Appendixes Introduction Devra G. Get the latest updates on new releases, special offers, and media highlights when you subscribe to our email lists!

Sign up here for updates about the Press. Buy this book : Wild Mammals in Captivity. It is a fitting testament to Dr. This book is a good place to start for any zoo professional to become updated with the current direction. Published by University of Chicago Press. Zoos, aquaria, 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 and welfare. In this edition, more than three-quarters of the text is new, and information from more than seventy-five contributors is thoroughly updated.

The standard text for all courses in zoo biology, Wild Mammals in Captivity will, in its new incarnation, continue to be used by zoo managers, animal caretakers, researchers, and anyone with an interest in how to manage animals in captive conditions. Setting Standards for Evaluation of Captive Facilities. Principles of and Research on Environmental Enrichment for Mammals.

Charlotte Kirk Baer, Duane E. Ullrey, Michael L. Schlegel, Govindasamy Agoramoorthy, and David J. Structural and Keeper Considerations in Exhibit Design. Demographic and Genetic Management of Captive Populations. Jonathan D. Ballou, Caroline Lees, Lisa J. Animal Learning and Husbandry Training for Management. Katerina V. Thompson, Andrew J. Baker, and Anne M. Lisa Urry, Lisa A. Urry, Michael Cain, Michael L. Cain, Steven Wasserman, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Peter Minorsky, Jane B.

Reece, Jane Reece. Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Minorsky, Robert B. Martha Taylor, Martha R. Taylor, Eric Simon, Eric J. Simon, Jean Dickey, Jean L. Dickey, Kelly Hogan, Kelly A. Hogan, Jane B.