This book is intended as an introductory text for students studying a wide range of courses concerned with animal management, zoo biology and wildlife conservation, and should also be useful to zookeepers and other zoo professionals. It is divided into three parts. Part 1 considers the function of zoos, their history, how zoos are managed, ethics, zoo legislation and wildlife conservation law. Part 2 discusses the design of zoos and zoo exhibits, animal nutrition, reproduction, animal behaviour (including enrichment and training), animal welfare, veterinary care, animal handling and transportation. Finally, Part 3 discusses captive breeding programmes, genetics, population biology, record keeping, and the educational role of zoos, including a consideration of visitor behaviour. It concludes with a discussion of the role of zoos in the conservation of species in the wild and in species reintroductions. This book takes an international perspective and includes a wide range of… (tovább)
An Introduction to Zoo Biology and Management 0 csillagozás
Várólistára tette 1
Kívánságlistára tette 1
Kölcsönkérné 1
Hasonló könyvek címkék alapján
- John E. Fa – Stephan M. Funk – Donnamarie O'Connell: Zoo Conservation Biology ·
Összehasonlítás - David Attenborough: Adventures of a Young Naturalist ·
Összehasonlítás - Gerald Durrell: The Stationary Ark ·
Összehasonlítás - David Attenborough: The Zoo Quest Expeditions ·
Összehasonlítás - Gerald Durrell: Menagerie Manor ·
Összehasonlítás - Gerald Durrell: Catch Me a Colobus ·
Összehasonlítás - David Attenborough: Zoo Quest to Madagascar ·
Összehasonlítás - Bryan G. Norton – Michael Hutchins – Elizabeth F. Stevens – Terry L. Maple (szerk.): Ethics on the Ark ·
Összehasonlítás - Alexandra Zimmermann – Matthew Hatchwell – Lesley A. Dickie – Chris West (szerk.): Zoos in the 21st Century ·
Összehasonlítás - Geoff Hosey – Vicky Melfi – Sheila Pankhurst: Zoo Animals ·
Összehasonlítás