New clues on concussion impacts, and the virus strikes wild mink

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Mink

scholarly journals Heavy metal concentrations in female wild mink (Neovison vison) in Sweden: Sources of variation and associations with internal organ weights

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 2030-2035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Ljungvall ◽  
Ulf Magnusson ◽  
Marcus Korvela ◽  
Mattias Norrby ◽  
Jonas Bergquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Neovison Vison ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Organ Weights ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations ◽  
Sources Of Variation ◽  
Wild Mink

MERCURY POISONING IN A WILD MINK

1976 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. WOBESER ◽  
M. SWIFT
Keyword(s):  
Mercury Poisoning ◽  
Wild Mink

scholarly journals Comparative molecular analysis of strains of the Aleutian Disease Virus isolated from farmed and wild mink

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Jakubczak ◽  
Marek Kowalczyk ◽  
Krzysztof Kostro ◽  
Grazyna Jezewska-Witkowska
Keyword(s):  
Disease Virus ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Aleutian Disease Virus ◽  
Wild Mink

Timing of reproduction in wild mink: the influence of spawning Pacific salmon

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ben-David
Keyword(s):  
Body Condition ◽  
Pacific Salmon ◽  
American Mink ◽  
Day Length ◽  
Timing Of Breeding ◽  
Southeast Alaska ◽  
Timing Of Reproduction ◽  
Seasonally Breeding ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Wild Mink

In many species of seasonally breeding mammals, reproduction occurs later at higher latitudes. Records of timing of reproduction in free-ranging American mink (Mustela vison) in North America and Europe suggest a similar trend. Observations on mink in southeast Alaska, however, revealed a deviation from this pattern, suggesting that factors other than latitude and associated day length may affect timing of breeding for this species in this area. I investigated timing of reproduction and body condition of wild, free-ranging mink on Chichagof Island, southeast Alaska, and hypothesized that seasonal food availability, especially abundant carcasses of spawning Pacific salmon (Onchorhynchus sp.), would determine timing of breeding in this population of mink. Blood progesterone levels, body condition, and testicle lengths were recorded for 24 adult mink, livetrapped from mid-March to late July in 1992 and 1993. Results suggest that these free-ranging mink mate during the later part of April to early May, and parturition occurs in late June to early July. Although male mink seemed to respond to photoperiodism in initiating reproduction, timing of reproduction in female mink was shifted so that lactation coincided with the availability of carcasses of Pacific salmon.

scholarly journals A HELMINTHOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WILD MINK IN WISCONSIN

1969 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT S. DORNEY ◽  
LLOYD H. LAUERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Wild Mink

Organochlorine and mercury residues in wild mink and otter: Comparison with fish

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 363-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Foley ◽  
Samuel J. Jackling ◽  
Ronald J. Sloan ◽  
Mark K. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Wild Mink

scholarly journals Hybridization of domestic mink with wild American mink (Neovison vison) in eastern Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 443-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Bowman ◽  
Kaela Beauclerc ◽  
A. Hossain Farid ◽  
Heather Fenton ◽  
Cornelya F.C. Klütsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Flow ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Allelic Richness ◽  
American Mink ◽  
Neovison Vison ◽  
Genetic Integrity ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
History Of ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Wild Mink

Farmed American mink (Neovison vison (Schreber, 1777)) pose a risk to biodiversity owing to escape and release from farms. Feral mink may affect native species in locations where American mink are not endemic, such as Europe. In contrast, escaping domestic mink may hybridize with wild mink in North America, leading to introgression of domestic traits via hybrid-mediated gene flow. We tested this idea in eastern Canada, which has a history of mink farming. We sampled known domestic and free-ranging mink, and profiled 508 individuals at 15 microsatellite loci. We found that 33% of free-ranging mink were either escaped domestic individuals, domestic–wild hybrids, or were introgressed to domestic or wild parental groups. The greatest prevalence of free-ranging domestic, hybrid, or introgressed mink (59%) occurred in Nova Scotia, which also had the most mink farms. Historic (1980s or earlier) mink sampled from museums had higher allelic richness and private allelic richness than contemporary wild mink. Domestic mink are artificially selected for traits desired by farmers, and as such, introgression with wild mink may lead to a loss of local adaptation. Our findings demonstrate that continued escape and release of mink could pose risks to the maintenance of genetic integrity in wild mink.

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