Keeping fit on the ark: Assessing the suitability of captive-bred animals for release

Biological Conservation

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 569-577

  Mathews, F ^a   Orros, M ^a   McLaren, G ^a   Gelling, M ^a   Foster, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Captive breeding; Fitness; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CAPTIVE BREEDING; FITNESS; REINTRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 4444313983     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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