Advances in reproductive science for wild carnivore conservation

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Comizzoli, P ^a   Crosier, A E ^a   Songsasen, N ^a   Gunther, M Szykman ^a,b   Howard, J G ^a   Wildt, D E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CARNIVORA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CARNIVORA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; LYCAON PICTUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 67651235936     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01373.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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