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Zoos and Conservation: Moving Beyond a Piecemeal Approach

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Stoinski, T.S., Lukas, K.E., Hutchins, M. (2008). Zoos and Conservation: Moving Beyond a Piecemeal Approach. In: Stoinski, T.S., Steklis, H.D., Mehlman, P.T. (eds) Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70721-1_16

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