Zoo Animal Nutrition Vol I

Subjects range from functional morphology of digestive systems to behavioural
ecology of feeding, from behavioural implications of food presentation to mineral
status, lactation and egg production to pathological aspects. Taxa included are fi sh,
snakes, tortoises, several groups of birds, macropod marsupials, chiroptera, primates
and ungulates, among others. The book draws upon the expertise of veterinarians,
nutritionists, behavioural biologists, ecologists and Zoo managers to provide an
interdiscipfi nary overview of the fi eld of zoo- and wild animal nutrition. Thus it is
of importance not only for captive propagation and zoobiology but also for a proper
understanding of the food related dimensions of niche dynamics