Behavioural trait assessment as a release criterion: Boldness predicts early death in a reintroduction programme of captive-bred swift fox (Vulpes velox)

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 313-320

  Bremner Harrison, S ^a,b   Prodohl, P A ^a   Elwood, R W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Endangered Species Recovery Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; APUS APUS; CANIDAE; VULPES VELOX;

EID: 14044273121     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943004001490     Document Type: Article

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