A zoological catalogue of hunted reptiles in the semiarid region of Brazil

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nóbrega Alves, Rômulo R ^a   Pereira Filho, Gentil A ^b   Silva Vieira, Kleber ^b   Silva Souto, Wedson M ^b   Mendonça, Lívia Emanuelle T ^b   Montenegro, PauloFernandoGuedesPereira ^b   Almeida, Waltécio de O ^c   Silva Vieira, Washington L ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DESERT CLIMATE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; MAGIC; PET ANIMAL; RELIGION; REPTILE; SAFETY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; DIET; HUMANS; MAGIC; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PETS; RELIGION; REPTILES; SAFETY; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 84864370707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-27     Document Type: Article

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