Acknowledgments Foreword Gerald Durrell, Lee Durrell. Preface Devra G. Kleiman 1: Ethical and Welfare Issues Associated with Keeping Wild Mammals in Captivity Joy A. Mench, Michael D. Kreger. 2: Preventive Medicine Keith C. Hinshaw, Wilbur B. Amand, Carl L. Tinkelman. 3: Methods of Capture, Handling, and Anesthesia Mitchell Bush 4: Neonatal Care Protocols Bruce W. Read, Jane E. Meier. 5: Identification and Marking Techniques Clifford G. Rice, Penny Kalk. 6: Introduction and Socialization Techniques for Primates Eve Watts, Angela Meder. 7: Introduction, Socialization, and Crate Training Techniques Karl R. Kranz 8: Animal Learning and Husbandry Training Jill D. Mellen, Sue Ellis. 9: Zoo Security and Dealing with Escaped Animals Joseph P. Flanagan, Lou E. Tsipis. 10: Nutrition and Dietary Evaluation in Zoos Olav T. Oftedal, Mary E. Allen. 11: Essential Nutrients in Mammalian Diets Mary E. Allen, Olav T. Oftedal. 12: The Feeding and Nutrition of Herbivores Olav T. Oftedal, David J. Baer, Mary E. Allen. 13: The Feeding and Nutrition of Carnivores Mary E. Allen, Olav T. Oftedal, David J. Baer. 14: The Feeding and Nutrition of Omnivores with Emphasis on Primates Olav T. Oftedal, Mary E. Allen. 15: The BioPark Concept and the Exhibition of Mammals Michael H. Robinson 16: What's the Message? Education through Exhibit Design Jon Charles Coe 17: Horticultural Philosophies in Zoo Exhibit Design Donald W. Jackson 18: Integrating Animal Behavior and Exhibit Design John Seidensticker, James G. Doherty. 19: The Design and Use of Moats and Barriers David Hancocks 20: Mixed-Species Exhibits with Mammals Warren D. Thomas, Edward J. Maruska. 21: Enclosure Furnishings and Structural Environmental Enrichment Terry L. Maple, Lorraine A. Perkins. 22: Structural and Keeper Considerations in Exhibit Design Mark A. Rosenthal, William A. Xanten. 23: Water Quality Management in Aquatic Mammal Exhibits Daryl J. Boness 24: Species, Subspecies, and Races: The Problem of Units of Management in Conservation George F. Barrowclough, Nathan R. Flesness. 25: Genetic Research and Its Application in Zoos Oliver A. Ryder, Robert C. Fleischer. 26: Demographic and Genetic Management of Captive Populations Jonathan D. Ballou, Thomas J. Foose. 27: Dispersal and Captive Mammal Management Sharon Pfeifer 28: Issues of Surplus Animals Steve Graham 29: Reintroduction Programs Devra G. Kleiman 30: The Role of Conservation and Survival Centers in Wildlife Conservation Christen Wemmer, Scott Derrickson, Larry Collins. 31: Effects of Captivity on the Behavior of Wild Mammals Kathy Carlstead 32: Communication and Social Behavior Fred W. Koontz, Rebecca S. Roush. 33: Mammalian Social Organization and Mating Systems Joel Berger, Elizabeth F. Stevens. 34: Behavioral Development and Play Katerina V. Thompson 35: Aspects of the Ecology and Psychology of Feeding and Foraging Donna Fernandes 36: Mammalian Reproductive Behavior Daniel Q. Estep, Donald A. Dewsbury. 37: Reproductive Physiology Cheryl S. Asa 38: Determining and Manipulating Female Reproductive Parameters J. Keith Hodges 39: Male Reproduction: Assessment, Management, and Control of Fertility David E. Wildt 40: Contraception as a Management Tool for Controlling Surplus Animals Cheryl S. Asa, Ingrid Porton, Anne M. Baker, Edward D. Plotka. 41: Pregnancy and Parturition in Captive Mammals Michael Hutchins, Patrick Thomas, Cherlyl S. Asa. 42: Parental Care in Captive Mammals Andrew J. Baker, Anne M. Baker, Katerina V. Thompson. 43: Patterns of Growth in Mammals James K. Kirkwood, Georgina M. Mace. 44: Current Research Activities in Zoos Donna FitzRoy Hardy 45: The Need for Multidisciplinary Research Units in the Zoo Kurt Benirschke 46: Data Collection in the Zoo Setting, Emphasizing Behavior Carolyn M. Crockett 47: Standard Methods for Measuring Mammals Barbara Lundgrigan 48: Disposal versus Disposition: The Role of a Comparative Anatomist in a Zoological Park Theodore I. Grand Appendix 1: Mammalian Phylogeny John F. Eisenberg Appendix 2: Annotated Bibliography and Journals of Captive Management Kay A. Kenyon, Michaele M. Robinson. Appendix 3: Summary of United States Wildlife Regulations Applicable to Zoos Kristin L. Vehrs Appendix 4: Records, Studbooks, and ISIS Inventories Alan Shoemaker, Nathan R. Flesness. Appendix 5: Inter-Zoo Breeding Loans Judith Block, Lorrain A. Perkins. List of Contributors Author Index Subject Index Taxonomic Index