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The Amphibian Trade: Bans or Best Practice?

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  1. Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom

    Trenton W. J. Garner & Emma Wombwell

  2. ZSL London Zoo, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom

    Ian Stephen

  3. The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Royal College Street, London, NW1 0TU, UK

    Emma Wombwell

  4. Division of Primary Care and Population Health Sciences, Imperial College, St. Mary’s Hospital, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, United Kingdom

    Matthew C. Fisher

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Garner, T.W.J., Stephen, I., Wombwell, E. et al. The Amphibian Trade: Bans or Best Practice?. EcoHealth 6, 148–151 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-009-0233-1

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