Captive breeding

Synonyms for "captive breeding" (15 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Adjective(3 words)
augmentation breedingcaptive borncaptive propagation

Strong matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)
captivity borncaptivity breedingconservation breedingcontrolled breedingethics debate

Related words (7)

Adjective(7 words)
ex situ breedingex situ offspringex situ policyex situ practicereintroduction breedingrelease breedingwelfare concern

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries
animal welfare issuebreeding derived termbreeding methodbreeding practicebreeding strategyconservation approachconservation ethicsconservation policyconservation practiceconservation strategyconservation techniqueoffspring descriptorpopulation managementpreservation strategyspecies preservation

More specific

14 entries
aquarium breedingaugmentation programcaptive broodcaptive colonyenrichment concernsex situ breedingex situ offspringex situ policyex situ programfacility breedingprogram breedingreintroduction programwelfare riskzoo breeding

Collocations

11 entries
captive breeding colonycaptive breeding facilitycaptive breeding programcaptive-breeding programconservation breeding effortcontrolled breeding planex situ breedingex situ conservationgenetic managementin situ breedingreintroduction program

Inflections

3 entries
captive breedingsmore captive-breedingmost captive-breeding

Derivations

2 entries
captive breedercaptive-breeding