Guia de melhores práticas para o aproveitamento científico da herpetofauna atropelada

Autores/as

  • Paulo Passos Author
  • Daniel Faustino Gomes Author
  • Manoela Woitovicz Cardoso Author
  • Pedro H. Pinna Author
  • Cecília Bueno Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13308089

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Publicado

2026-05-05

Cómo citar

PASSOS, Paulo; FAUSTINO GOMES, Daniel; WOITOVICZ CARDOSO, Manoela; PINNA, Pedro H.; BUENO, Cecília. Guia de melhores práticas para o aproveitamento científico da herpetofauna atropelada. Herpetologia Brasileira, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 1, p. 76–93, 2026. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13308089. Disponível em: https://hb.sbherpetologia.org.br/index.php/hb/article/view/204. Acesso em: 15 jun. 2026.