Microhabitat use by the critically endangered madagascar endemic tortoise, pyxis arachnoides

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-66

  Walker, Ryan C J ^a,c   Luiselli, Luca ^b   Woods Ballard, Andy J ^d   Rix, Charlotte E ^d  

^a Nautilus Ecology   (United Kingdom)

^b FIZV (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies DEMETRA srl   (Italy)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d South African Wildlife Research Expedition   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Madagascar; Microhabitat; Spider tortoise

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; PYXIS; PYXIS ARACHNOIDES; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 84857717552     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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