Flying an amphibian flagship: Conservation of the Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum through nature tourism at Lake Xochimilco, Mexico

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-124

  Bride, I G ^a   Griffiths, R A ^a   Melendez Herrada A ^b   McKay, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Axolotl; Flagship species; Fresh water; Salamander; Tourism; Wetland conservation

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 41849141627     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2008.00044.x     Document Type: Review

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