Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii in Romania: historical and present distribution

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-359

  Krecsák, László ^a   Zamfirescu, Stefan ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Conservation; Danube Delta; Meadow viper; Moldova; Transylvania; Vipera berus; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

VIPERA; VIPERA BERUS; VIPERA URSINII; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 63849290330     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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