Nutrition as a major facet of reptile conservation

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 491-497

  Oftedal, Olav T ^a   Allen, Mary E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Galapagos; Husbandry; Iguana; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CONOLOPHUS SUBCRISTATUS; GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; IGUANA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 0030500226     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1996)15:5<491::aid-zoo5>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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