Abiotic modulators of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) abundances in the Peruvian Amazon

Abiotic modulators of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) abundances in the Peruvian Amazon

Previous studies have demonstrated that river-based surveys can provide an inexpensive source of information for neotropical zoologists, yet little information is available to inform the application of this technique for the long term monitoring of neotropical turtle species. We aimed to fill this g...

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Main Authors: Darren Norris, Nigel C.A. Pitman, Jerry Martínez Gonzalez, Eriberto Torres, Fernando Pinto, Hernán Collado, Wilberth Concha, Raúl Thupa, Edwin Quispe, Jorge Pérez, Juan Carlos Flores del Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2011-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Basking survey
conservation
population monitoring
river turtles
sighting rates
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000300008

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