Trade in non-native amphibians and reptiles in Texas: Lessons for better monitoring and implications for species introduction

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-339

  Prestridge, Heather L ^a   Fitzgerald, Lee A ^a   Hibbitts, Toby J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Invasive species; LEMIS database; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861206207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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