A survey of the cultural attitudes of people towards reptiles in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: Implications for conservation

Herpetological Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 75, 2001, Pages 19-24

  Akani, Godfrey C ^a   Luiselli, Luca ^b,c  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b FIZV   (Italy)

^c Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

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EID: 0009837723     PISSN: 14730928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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