FATAL GASTRIC DILATION IN TWO ADULT BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS (MUSTELA NIGRIPES)

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 367-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna D. Hinton ◽  
Copper Aitken-Palmer ◽  
Priscilla H. Joyner ◽  
Lisa Ware ◽  
Timothy F. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Mustela Nigripes

Winter Ecology of Black-footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) at Meeteetse, Wyoming

1987 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Richardson ◽  
Tim W. Clark ◽  
Steven C. Forrest ◽  
Thomas M. Campbell III
Keyword(s):  
Winter Ecology ◽  
Mustela Nigripes

Sperm viability in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) is influenced by seminal and medium osmolality

Cryobiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel M. Santymire ◽  
Paul E. Marinari ◽  
Julie S. Kreeger ◽  
David E. Wildt ◽  
JoGayle Howard
Keyword(s):  
Sperm Viability ◽  
Mustela Nigripes

Plague in a Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Williams ◽  
Kenneth Mills ◽  
Donald R. Kwiatkowski ◽  
E. Tom Thome ◽  
Amy Boerger-Fields
Keyword(s):  
Mustela Nigripes

Mid-Wisconsinan Vertebrates and their Environment from January Cave, Alberta, Canada

1991 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Local Fauna ◽  
Mustela Nigripes ◽  
Climatic Extremes ◽  
Vulpes Velox ◽  
Equable Climate ◽  
Dry Conditions ◽  
Small Vertebrate ◽  
Taphonomic Analysis ◽  
Dicrostonyx Torquatus

AbstractJanuary Cave, in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Alberta, has yielded vertebrate remains from a coprocenosis of mid-Wisconsinan-age. Taphonomic analysis indicates accumulation by raptors, mostly owls, and mammalian carnivores. The vertebrate record, together with pollen analysis, indicates that cool, dry conditions prevailed in an extensive tundra-like environment, with prairie elements in the valleys below. Thirty-four mammalian taxa have been recovered from January Cave. Today, some of these species (e.g., Lemmus sibiricus and Dicrostonyx torquatus) do not coexist with others (e.g., Cynomys sp., Mustela nigripes, Vulpes velox, and Lagurus curtatus). Therefore, the January Cave local fauna represents a “nonanalog” mammalian community characteristic of the late Pleistocene. It suggests that the region enjoyed an equable climate, with reduced climatic extremes but still cool, further supporting a mid-Wisconsinan age estimate for the fauna. It is the first major, small vertebrate fauna of its age to be reported from Alberta.

scholarly journals Pleistocene Refugia and Holocene Expansion of a Grassland-Dependent Species, the Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha M. Wisely ◽  
Mark J. Statham ◽  
Robert C. Fleischer
Keyword(s):  
Pleistocene Refugia ◽  
Mustela Nigripes

scholarly journals Home-range size and spatial organization of black-footed ferrets Mustela nigripes in South Dakota, USA

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Jachowski ◽  
Joshua J. Millspaugh ◽  
Dean E. Biggins ◽  
Travis M. Livieri ◽  
Marc R. Matchett
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
South Dakota ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Mustela Nigripes

Slow cooling prevents cold-induced damage to sperm motility and acrosomal integrity in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 652 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Santymire ◽  
P. E. Marinari ◽  
J. S. Kreeger ◽  
D. E. Wildt ◽  
J. G. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Sperm Motility ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Artificial Insemination ◽  
Sperm Cryopreservation ◽  
Slow Cooling ◽  
Rapid Cooling ◽  
Mustela Nigripes ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Rate Of Cooling ◽  
Acrosomal Integrity

The endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) has benefited from artificial insemination; however, improved sperm cryopreservation protocols are still needed. The present study focused on identifying factors influencing gamete survival during processing before cryopreservation, including: (1) the presence or absence of seminal plasma; (2) temperature (25°C v. 37°C); (3) type of medium (Ham’s F10 medium v. TEST yolk buffer [TYB]); (4) cooling rate (slow, rapid and ultra-rapid); and (5) the presence or absence of glycerol. Seminal plasma did not compromise (P > 0.05) sperm motility or acrosomal integrity. Sperm motility traits were maintained longer (P < 0.05) at 25°C than at 37°C in Ham’s or TYB, but temperature did not affect (P > 0.05) acrosomal integrity. Overall, TYB maintained optimal (P < 0.05) sperm motility compared with Ham’s medium, but Ham’s medium maintained more (P < 0.05) intact acrosomes than TYB. Slow cooling (0.2°C min–1) was optimal (P < 0.05) compared to rapid cooling (1°C min–1), and ultra-rapid cooling (9°C min–1) was found to be highly detrimental (P < 0.05). Results obtained in TYB with 0% or 4% glycerol were comparable (P > 0.05), indicating that 4% glycerol was non-toxic to ferret sperm; however, glycerol failed to ameliorate the detrimental effects of either rapid or ultra-rapid cooling. The results of the present study demonstrate that the damage observed to black-footed ferret spermatozoa is derived largely from the rate of cooling.

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