Conservation Implications of Rapid Shifts in the Trade of Wild African and Asian Pythons

Biotropica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 569-573

  Luiselli, Luca ^a   Bonnet, Xavier ^b   Rocco, Massimiliano ^c   Amori, Giovanni ^d  

^a Environmental Studies Centre Demetra srl   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c WWF Italia   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; CITES; Conservation; Leather industry; Pet trade; Pythons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCT; CORRELATION; CURRENCY MARKET; DOMESTIC SPECIES; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXCHANGE RATE; HARVESTING; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRICE DYNAMICS; SNAKE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE FLOW; TRADE REFORM; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; ASIA;

ANIMALIA; PYTHON CURTUS; PYTHON MOLURUS; PYTHON REGIUS; PYTHON RETICULATUS; PYTHON SEBAE; PYTHONIDAE;

EID: 84863501937     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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