Distribution of endemic and threatened herpetofauna in Mt. Malindang, Mindanao, Philippines

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 503-518

  Nuñeza, Olga M ^a   Ates, Fritzie B ^b   Alicante, Apolinario A ^c  

^a MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO   (Philippines)

^c MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Endemic; Herpetofauna; Mindanao; Mt. Malindang; Species; Threatened

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPTILE;

MINDANAO; MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL; MOUNT MALINDANG; NORTHERN MINDANAO; PHILIPPINES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 76449115606     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9742-z     Document Type: Article

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