Exploitation of frogs - A review with a focus on West Africa

Salamandra

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 193-202

  Mohneke, Meike ^a   Onadeko, Abiodun B ^b   Rödel, Mark Oliver ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Benin; Burkina faso; Freshwater ecosystem; Hoplobatrachus occipitalis; Nigeria; Over exploitation; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HOPLOBATRACHUS OCCIPITALIS;

EID: 73349118136     PISSN: 00363375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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