Effects of rearing methods on survival of released free-ranging juvenile southern sea otters

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 313-320

  Nicholson, Teri E ^a   Mayer, Karl A ^a   Staedler, Michelle M ^a   Johnson, Andrew B ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive rearing; Conservation; Enhydra lutris; Rehabilitation; Southern sea otter; Survival

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENERGETICS; JUVENILE; MUSTELID; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS;

EID: 34547522148     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.04.026     Document Type: Article

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