The dynamics of the global trade in chameleons

Biological Conservation

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 291-301

  Carpenter, Angus I ^a,b   Marcus Rowcliffe, J ^b   Watkinson, Andrew R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c TYNDALL CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chameleon; Conservation; Governance; Reptile; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; REPTILE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CHAMAELEO; CHAMAELEO SENEGALENSIS; CHAMAELEONIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 3543093966     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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