Reproductive inefficiency in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 517-528

  Wolf, K N ^a,c   Wildt, D E ^a   Vargas, A ^b   Marinari, P E ^b   Ottinger, M A ^c   Howard, JoGayle ^a,d  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Breeding; Copulation; Mustelid; Semen

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA NIGRIPES; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0034345811     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:6<517::AID-ZOO4>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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