Dynamics of the trade in reptiles and amphibians within the United Kingdom over a ten-year period

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-34

  Tapley, Benjamin ^a,b   Griffths, Richard A ^b   Bride, Ian ^b  

^a DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CITES; Economics; Sustainability; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 79952909288     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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