Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) recovery strategy: chapter 3

3. Glossary

Carrying capacity: The maximum theoretical population that an area will support without deterioration.
Fecundity: The potential reproductive capacity of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set or asexual propagules.
Kit: The young of a ferret.
Morbidity: The rate of incidence or prevalence of a disease.
Vector: An organism, such as a mosquito or tick that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another.