Passive trapping of aquatic caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae)

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-96

  Kupfer, Alexander ^a   Gaucher, Philippe ^b   Wilkinson, Mark ^a   Gower, David ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Mission Pour la Creation du Parc de la Guyane   (France)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecology; French Guiana; Freshwater

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CAECILIA; GYMNOPHIONA; TYPHLONECTES COMPRESSICAUDA; TYPHLONECTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745860447     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520500443930     Document Type: Article

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