Mexico in the international reptile skin trade: A case study

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 931-952

  Arroyo Quiroz, Inés ^a,b,c   Pérez Gil, Ramón ^c   Leader Williams, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^c FAUNAM AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation; Mexico; Reptile skin; Sustainable use; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; REPTILE; SKIN; SUSTAINABILITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

REPTILIA;

EID: 34248210264     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9033-x     Document Type: Article

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