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2 summaries matching “multiple” in Captive Care & Welfare on leopard-cat

Factors influencing reproductive success in small captive exotic felids
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Mellen surveyed husbandry across many institutions holding small exotic cats and used multiple regression to identify which factors predicted breeding success. Strikingly, the strongest predictors wer…
Mellen JD · Zoo Biology · 1991
The influence of food presentation on the behavior of small cats in confined environments
Paper
Shepherdson, Carlstead, Mellen and Seidensticker tested whether changing how food is presented could enrich the behaviour of small captive cats. Instead of single predictable meals, they provided food…
Shepherdson DJ, Carlstead K, Mellen JD, Seidensticker J · Zoo Biology · 1993