Human influence on the wariness of Melanosuchus niger and Caiman crocodilus in cuyabeno, Ecuador

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 320-324

  Ron, Santiago R ^a,c   Vallejo, Andrés ^a   Asanza, Eduardo ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0031710781     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565444     Document Type: Article

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