Factors influencing reproduction in captive Vancouver Island marmots: Implications for captive breeding and reintroduction programs

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1412-1419

  Casimir, Diane L ^a,b   Moehrenschlager, Axel ^a,b   Barclay, Robert M R ^b  

^a Calgary Zoological Society   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Conservation; Experience; Familiarity; Mammals; Marmots; Reproduction; Rodents

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LITTER SIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA VANCOUVERENSIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 37549033132     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-264R1.1     Document Type: Article

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