Fragmentation and demography as causes of population decline in Seychelles freshwater Turtles (Genus Pelusios)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-87

  Gerlach, Justin ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habitat loss; Pelomedusidae; Pelusios; Reptilia; Seychelles; Testudines; Turtle

Indexed keywords

PELOMEDUSIDAE; PELUSIOS; PELUSIOS CASTANOIDES; PELUSIOS SEYCHELLENSIS; PELUSIOS SUBNIGER; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 50249085053     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0635.1     Document Type: Article

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