Captive-reared European hamsters follow an offensive strategy during risk-assessment.

Understanding whether captive-reared animals destined to reintroduction are still able to discriminate predators has important implications for conservation biology. The endangered European hamster benefits from conservation programs throughout Europe, in which several thousand individuals are relea...

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Main Authors: Mathilde L Tissier, Christophe A H Bousquet, Julie Fleitz, Caroline Habold, Odile Petit, Yves Handrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210158