Road mortality of amphibians and reptiles in the anatolian part of Turkey;Türkiye'nin anadolu kısmındaki kurbaǧa ve sürüngenlerde yol ölümleri

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 851-857

  Tok, Cemal Varol ^a   Ayaz, Dinçer ^b   Çiçek, Kerim ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Reptiles; Road mortality; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FAUNA; MORTALITY; REPTILE; ROADKILL;

ANATOLIA; TURKEY;

AGAMIDAE; AMPHIBIA; ANGUIDAE; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; COLUBRIDAE; EMYDIDAE; GEOEMYDIDAE; HYLIDAE; LACERTIDAE; RANIDAE; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 80053999984     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-0911-97     Document Type: Article

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