Notes on the distribution and abundance of the caecilian Boulengerula uluguruensis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-13

  Measey, G John ^a,e   Mejissa, John ^b   Müller, Hendrik ^c,d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Morogoro and Uluguru Biodiversity Conservation Project Office: Pamba House   (Tanzania)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity surveys; Population density; Subterranean predators

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; LAND COVER; POPULATION DENSITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; ULUGURU MOUNTAINS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BOULENGERULA; BOULENGERULA ULUGURUENSIS; CAECILIA; CAECILIIDAE (AMPHIBIA); GYMNOPHIONA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645468285     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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