The welfare implications of using exotic tortoises as ecological replacements.
Ecological replacement involves the introduction of non-native species to habitats beyond their historical range, a factor identified as increasing the risk of failure for translocations. Yet the effectiveness and success of ecological replacement rely in part on the ability of translocatees to adap...
Main Authors: | Christine J Griffiths, Nicolas Zuël, Vikash Tatayah, Carl G Jones, Owen Griffiths, Stephen Harris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3378584?pdf=render |
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