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Captive wild animal nutrition: a historical perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Ellen S. Dierenfeld
Ellen S. Dierenfeld
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Department of Nutrition, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY 10460, USA
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Symposium on ‘Nutrition of wild and captive wild animals’ Plenary Lecture
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 3 , November 1997 , pp. 989 - 999
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1997

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