Captive husbandry of stoats Mustela erminea

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-186

  McDonald, Robbie A ^a,b   Larivière, Serge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Delta Waterfowl Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal husbandry; Captive breeding; Diseases; Feeding; Housing; Mustelidae; Zoo biology

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; PEST CONTROL;

NEW ZEALAND;

MUSTELA ERMINEA;

EID: 0036756382     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9518301     Document Type: Article

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