Black-footed ferret skull
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Black-footed ferret skull
Measurements of black-footed ferret skulls before and after the bottleneck revealed that skull size was smaller after the bottleneck. It was determined that this effect was likely the result of captivity rather than genetics.
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- Ososky, John
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- Clark, Chip
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