Nursery Rearing of Nonhuman Primates in the 21st Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sackett, Gene P. (Editor), Ruppentahal, Gerald C. (Editor), Elias, Kate (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
• Subjects: Medicine.; Veterinary medicine.; Behavioral sciences.; Zoology.; Anthropology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Veterinary Medicine.; Behavioral Sciences.

Nursery Rearing of Nonhuman Primates in the 21st Century describes how and why nursery rearing of primates can produce adaptable juveniles and adults for research, conservation, and display-educational purposes. The volume details the history of nursery rearing since the mid-19th century, the outcom...