The need for pre-release health screening in animal translocations: A case study of the Cuban iguana (Cyclura nubila)

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Alberts, Allison C ^a   Oliva, Marcie L ^b   Worley, Michael B ^a   Telford Jr , Sam R ^c   Morris, Patrick J ^b   Janssen, Donald L ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COCCIDIA; CYCLURA NUBILA; IGUANA; IGUANIA; OXYURIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0005827376     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098000122     Document Type: Article

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