The Galápagos giant tortoises (Geochelone elephantopus) Part II: Conservation methods

1974/07/01 by Craig G. MacFarland, José Villa, José D. Villa +1 · 53 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Biology #Captive breeding #Captivity #Competition (biology) #Demography #Ecology #Endangered species #Habitat #Hatching #Hatchling #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Nest (protein structural motif) #Population #Predation #Threatened species #Turtle Biology and Conservation #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1016/0006-3207(74)90068-8

published in Biological Conservation 6(3), 198-212 (Elsevier BV)

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Citations

• The Galápagos giant tortoises (Geochelone elephantopus) Part I: Status of the surviving populations

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