title: Live fast--die young. The life history of stoats and weasels.
abstract: Rarely seen but endowed with a larger-than-life reputation, stoats and weasels are among our most common and yet most enigmatic predators. They are the world's smallest carnivores and they spend much of their short lives in a frenetic search for prey. Their quicksilver behaviour and 'burn-out not fade-away' lifestyle provide many puzzles for biologists and conservationists alike.
authors.affiliation: Conservation Biology Research Group, University of Bristol. robbie@stoats.com
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction; D006113:United Kingdom