Recovery of the Black-Footed Ferret

Biology and Diseases of the Ferret: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 219-231

  Santymire, Rachel ^a   Branvold Faber, Heather ^b   Marinari, Paul E ^c  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b Center for Species Survival Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute National Zoological Park ^*  (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination (AI); Black footed ferret reproduction; Canine distemper virus (CDV); Sylvatic plague

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906846846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118782699.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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