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Zoo-based amphibian research and conservation breeding programs

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  • 1. Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, BELGIUM
  • 2. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands, UNITED KINGDOM
  • 3. Department of Insectarium and Amphibians, The Leningrad Zoo, St. Petersburg, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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Browne, Robert K., Wolfram, Katja, García, Gerardo, Bagaturov, Mikhail F., Pereboom, Zjef J. J. M. (2011): Zoo-based amphibian research and conservation breeding programs. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 5 (3): 1-14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13712180

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