Unregulated trade in turtle shells for chinese traditional medicine in east and southeast asia: The case of Taiwan

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-18

  Chen, Tieen Hsi ^a   Chang, Hsien Cheh ^b   Lue, Kuang Yang ^c  

^a CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CITES; Geoemydidae; Reptilia; Taiwan; Testudines; Traditional Chinese medicine; Trionychidae; Turtle; Turtle shell; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

GEOEMYDIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 67650904167     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0747.1     Document Type: Article

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