Endangered felidae used in traditional medicines

Endangered Species: New Research

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 343-356

  Da Nóbrega Alves, Rômulo Romeu ^a   Barboza, Raynner Rilke Duarte ^a   De Medeiros Silva Souto, Wedson ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal conservation; Felidae; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954423255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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