Status and conservation of the American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, in Belize

Biological Conservation

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-20

  Platt, Steven G ^a   Thorbjarnarson, John B ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Crocodile; Belize; Conservation; Endangered species; Status

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CROCODILIAN; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BELIZE;

CROCODYLUS ACUTUS;

EID: 0033915721     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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