Health and welfare of captive reptiles /

This most important book fully examines the welfare of captive reptiles and discusses the positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programmes. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contribu...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Warwick, Clifford, Frye, Fredric L., Murphy, James B. (James Bernard), 1939-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1995.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This most important book fully examines the welfare of captive reptiles and discusses the positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programmes. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors providing clearly written and comprehensive accounts of aspects such as physiology, physical stress, diet, veterinary and environmental issues, normal behaviour, psychological stress and informed design in research.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789401112222 (electronic bk.)
9401112223 (electronic bk.)