Developments in amphibian captive breeding and reintroduction programs

Conservation Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 340-349

  Harding, Gemma ^a   Griffiths, Richard A ^a   Pavajeau, Lissette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Captive assurance; Ex situ conservation; Frog; Toad; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION PLANNING; POPULATION DECLINE; RED LIST; REINTRODUCTION; STATE ROLE; TOAD; TRANSLOCATION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; GYMNOPHIONA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES;

EID: 84959934529     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12612     Document Type: Article

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