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The causes of the low breeding success of European mink (Mustela lutreola) in captivity.
Zoo biology - 1 Jan 2000
Kiik Kairi, Maran Tiit, Nagl Astrid, Ashford Kadri, Tammaru Toomas
Abstract excerpt
High among-individual variation in mating success often causes problems in conservation breeding programs. This is also the case for critically endangered European mink and may jeopardize the long-term maintenance of the species' genetic diversity under the European mink EEP Program. In this study, breeding success of wild and captive born European minks at Tallinn Zoological Garden are compared, and the mating...
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