Environmentally enriched male mink gain more copulations than stereotypic, barren-reared competitors.
Wild carnivores in zoos, conservation breeding centres, and farms commonly live in relatively small, unstimulating enclosures. Under these captive conditions, in a range of species including giant pandas, black-footed ferrets, and European mink, male reproductive abilities are often poor. Such probl...
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Main Authors: | María Díez-León, Jeff Bowman, Steve Bursian, Hélène Filion, David Galicia, Jeannette Kanefsky, Angelo Napolitano, Rupert Palme, Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde, Kim Scribner, Georgia Mason |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/e725ebfde78c429d974ff4c727a7007c |
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