Interface between black-footed ferret research and operational conservation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 699-704

  Biggins, Dean E ^a   Livieri, Travis M ^b   Breck, Stewart W ^c  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Prairie Wildlife Research Colorado   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive management; attitudes; captive breeding; communication; Cynomys; endangered species; Mustelanigripes; plague; prairie dog; reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CANID; CAPTIVE BREEDING; COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MUSTELID; PRAIRIE; REINTRODUCTION; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VOLUME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 80051863084     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-S-086.1     Document Type: Article

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