Ethology applied to management of endagered species: The case of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes);Etología aplicada al manejo de especies amenazadas: El caso del turón de patas negras (Mustela nigripes)

Etologia

Volumn , Issue 7, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Vargas, Astrid ^a   Biggins, Dean ^b   Miller, Brian ^c  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DENVER ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Black footed ferret; Captive breeding; Mustela nigripes; Naturalistic environment; Prairie dog; Predatory behaviour; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 26944497940     PISSN: 11303204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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