The conservation status of Costa Rican velvet worms (Onychophora): geographic pattern, risk assessment and comparison with New Zealand velvet worms
Introduction: Charismatic species, like the panda, play an important role in conservation, and velvet worms arguably are charismatic worms. Thanks to their extraordinary hunting mechanism, they have inspired from a female metal band in Japan, to origami worms in Russia and video game monsters in th...
Main Authors: | Bernal Morera-Brenes, Julián Monge Nájera, Paola Carrera Mora |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)
2019-07-01
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Series: | Cuadernos de investigación UNED |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2262 |
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