Environment influences morphology and development for in situ and ex situ populations of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

Animal Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-328

  Wisely, Samantha M ^a   Santymire, Rachel M ^b   Livieri, Travis M ^c   Marinari, Paul E ^d   Kreeger, Julie S ^d   Wildt, David E ^b   Howard, JoGayle ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Prairie Wildlife Research   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MUSTELID; REINTRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 33644593246     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943005002283     Document Type: Article

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