Dragons in our midst: Phyloforensics of illegally traded Southeast Asian monitor lizards

Biological Conservation

Volumn 159, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-15

  Welton, Luke J ^a   Siler, Cameron D ^b   Linkem, Charles W ^c   Diesmos, Arvin C ^d   Diesmos, Mae L ^e   Sy, Emerson ^d   Brown, Rafe M ^f  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Black markets; Bush meat conservation; Pet trade; Poaching; Reptiles; Trade forensics; Varanus

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIZARD; MARKET SYSTEM; MEAT; PHYLOGENETICS; POACHING; POPULATION GENETICS; TAXONOMY;

PHILIPPINES;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VARANUS; VARANUS OLIVACEUS; VARANUS RUDICOLLIS;

EID: 84872567021     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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