Manipulation of Olfactory Signaling and Mate Choice for Conservation Breeding: a Case Study of Harvest Mice
Article Abstract:
Research on harvest mice (Micromys minutus) shows that females prefer males whose odor was familiar to them, behaving more aggressively towards males with an unfamiliar odor. Transferring male scent marks between collections or cages may therefore prove to be a useful tool in conservation breeding.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2004
Physiological aspects, Behavior, Environmental aspects, Protection and preservation, Courtship of animals, Mating behavior, Animal breeding, Scent marking, Mating behaviour, Muridae
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2004
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Managing Individuals' Contributions to Maximize the Allelic Diversity Maintained in Small, Conserved Populations
Article Abstract:
Computer simulations are used to show how maximizing genetic diversity in a given population also increases allelic diversity, and the benefits of this outcome to conservation efforts are described.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2004
Population genetics
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2004
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Subjects list: Research, Methods, Wildlife conservation
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