Life history traits, age profile, and conservation of the panther chameleon, furcifer pardalis (cuvier 1829), at nosy be, nw madagascar

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-225

  Andreone, F ^a   Guarino, F M ^b   Randrianirina, J E ^c  

^a MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c PARC BOTANIQUE ET ZOOLOGIQUE DE TSIMBAZAZA   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Chameleons; Conservation; Density; Furcifer pardalis; Madagascar; Population structure; Trade

Indexed keywords

CHAMAELEONIDAE; FURCIFER; FURCIFER PARDALIS;

EID: 32044458574     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2005.10531221     Document Type: Article

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