Information resources on tigers, Panthera tigris : natural history, ecology, conservation, biology, and captive care /

This information resource contains the following sections: an introduction about tigers--Panthera tigris including the still living and recently extinct subspecies of the species, a bibliography of scientific articles (1992-2005), and some websites that may be of interest to the reader. Tigers in th...

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Main Author: Larson, Jean A.
Corporate Author: Animal Welfare Information Center (U.S.)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Beltsville, MD : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library, Animal Welfare Information Center, [2006]
Series:AWIC resource series ; no. 34.
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS80577
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Summary:This information resource contains the following sections: an introduction about tigers--Panthera tigris including the still living and recently extinct subspecies of the species, a bibliography of scientific articles (1992-2005), and some websites that may be of interest to the reader. Tigers in the wild and in captive situations are included. The general topics covered in the document include: taxonomy, biogeography, conservation, population studies, tiger reserves, genetics and genetic diversity, the role of tigers in human cultures and religions, trade in tiger skins and body parts, tissue identification, protective laws, physiology, anatomy, reproduction, diseases, abnormality, and veterinary care.
Item Description:Title from Web page (viewed on April 25, 2006).
"April 2006."
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Physical Description:1 electronic text : digital, HTML file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet from the AWIC web site. Address as of 4/16/07: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/tigers.htm ; current access is available via PURL.