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Mapping Shade Availability and Use in Zoo Environments: A Tool for Evaluating Thermal Comfort

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The thermal environment experienced by animals in zoos has implications for their comfort, and ultimately welfare. In this study, we describe a simple low-cost approach to documenting one key aspect of the environment, shade, and its use by animals. We share a successive approach tha...

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Autores principales: Wark, Jason D., Wierzal, Natasha K., Cronin, Katherine A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7401555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32674340
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10071189