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010			_a 2010048253
020			_a9781405193498 (hardback)
020			_a1405193492 (hardback)
020			_a9781405193504 (paper)
020			_a1405193506 (paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn682892450
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100	1		_aRees, Paul A.
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to zoo biology and management / _cPaul A. Rees.
260			_aChichester, West Sussex, UK ; _aHoboken, NJ : _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2011.
300			_avii, 416 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [377]-392) and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Preface. -- PART 1 -- HISTORY, ORGANISATION AND REGULATION. -- 1 The Purpose and Popularity of Zoos. -- 2 Conservation. -- 3 A Short History of Zoos. -- 4 Zoo Organisation and Management. -- 5 Zoo Legislation. -- 6 Ethics and Zoos. -- PART 2 -- ENCLOSURES, HUSBANDRY AND BEHAVIOUR. -- 7 Zoo and Exhibit Design. -- 8 Nutrition and Feeding. -- 9 Reproductive Biology. -- 10 Zoo Animal Behaviour, Enrichment and Training.> -- 11 Animal Welfare and Veterinary Care. -- PART 3 -- CONSERVATION. -- 12 Collection Planning and Captive Breeding. -- 13 Record Keeping. -- 14 Education, Research and Zoo Visitor Behaviour. -- 15 In-situ Conservation and Reintroductions. -- Appendix I. -- Appendix II. -- Index.
520			_a"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 include a wide range of examples of the operation of zoos and breeding programmes particularly in the "-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"The aim of the book is to provide an introductory text on the biology of zoo animals and the management, regulation, organisation and conservation role of zoos"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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