Abundance, population structure, and conservation of Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare on the Caribbean Island of San Andres, Colombia

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-169

  Forero Medina, Germán ^a   Castaño Mora, Olga Victoria ^b   Montenegro, Olga ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Colombia; Kinosternidae; Kinosternon scorpioides; Population structure; Reptilia; San Andr s Island; Sex ratio; Testudines; Threats

Indexed keywords

KINOSTERNIDAE; KINOSTERNON SCORPIOIDES; REPTILIA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TESTUDINES; TUPINAMBIS TEGUIXIN;

EID: 38349123044     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[163:APSACO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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