Limitations of captive breeding in endangered species recovery

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 338-348

  Snyder, Noel F R ^a   Derrickson, Scott R ^b   Beissinger, Steven R ^c   Wiley, James W ^d   Smith, Thomas B ^e   Toone, William D ^f   Miller, Brian ^g,h  

^a Wildl Preserv Trust International   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

^d GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f San Diego Wild Animal Park   (United States)

^g Fund Ecologica de Cuixmala   (Mexico)

^h UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; DISEASE; DOMESTICATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; REINTRODUCTION;

EID: 0029752854     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020338.x     Document Type: Article

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