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Captive Breeding

Captive Breeding is a conservation strategy involving the controlled propagation of endangered animal species in human-managed environments to prevent extinction and support population recovery.

2.3K

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102.7K

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5.9K

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1.6K

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2017–2026

219

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Captive PropagationEx-situ Conservation Breeding

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Publications

2.3K

Design and Analysis Methods for Fish Survival Experiments Based on Release-Recapture.

K. H. Lakhani, K. P. Burnham, David R. Anderson et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1988 · 1.2K citations

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Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments

Ruth C. Newberry · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 1995 · 1K citations

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Genetic Effects of Captive Breeding Cause a Rapid, Cumulative Fitness Decline in the Wild

Hitoshi Araki, Becky Cooper, Michael S. Blouin · Science · 2007 · 920 citations

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Estimates of Lethal Equivalents and the Cost of Inbreeding in Mammals

Katherine Ralls, Jonathan D. Ballou, Alan R. Templeton · Conservation Biology · 1988 · 808 citations

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Limitations of Captive Breeding in Endangered Species Recovery

Noel F. R. Snyder, Scott R. Derrickson, Steven R. Beissinger et al. · Conservation Biology · 1996 · 756 citations

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Authors

5.9K

  1. GJ
    Gregory J. Robertson

    Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada

    15 publications · 408 citations

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  2. JE
    James E. Hines

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    13 publications · 804 citations

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  3. JD
    James D. Nichols

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. JD
    Jonathan D. Ballou

    National Zoological Park, United States

    12 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. TW
    Todd W. Arnold

    University of Minnesota, United States

    12 publications · 509 citations

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    30 h-index

    106 publications

    6.1K citations

  2. United States Fish and Wildlife Service

    Washington, United States

    29 h-index

    92 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. National Zoological Park

    Washington, United States

    24 h-index

    71 publications

    6.2K citations

  4. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    24 h-index

    106 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    19 h-index

    60 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. Estación Biológica de Doñana

    Seville, Spain

    19 h-index

    64 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    18 h-index

    46 publications

    3.7K citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    18 h-index

    64 publications

    1.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Wildlife Management

    152 publications · 7.4K citations

    46

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  2. Biological Conservation

    80 publications · 4.7K citations

    43

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  3. Conservation Biology

    55 publications · 6.3K citations

    39

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  4. Zoo Biology

    92 publications · 4.2K citations

    34

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  5. Ornithological Applications

    67 publications · 2.4K citations

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