Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2472979 | Der Zoologische Garten | 2009 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Since the 1990s Phillips dikdiks (Madoqua saltiana phillipsi) are kept and successfully bred at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP) in Qatar. This paper presents the observations on the social behaviour and the biology of this subspecies of the Salt's dikdik, originated at the Somali gulf coast. Husbandry, nutrition and handling of this species are explained as well as the demography of the AWWP population, diseases and death causes. AWWP is so far the only known institution which keeps Phillips dikdiks.
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Authors
Catrin Hammer,