Level of Synanthropy of the Amphibians and Reptiles from the City Of Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Journal Title: Ecologia Balkanica - Year 2014, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
The current study determines the level of synanthropy of the amphibians and reptiles in the city of Plovdiv, based on Nuorteva’s Index of synanthropy, with slight modification, proposed here for the first time.
Authors and Affiliations
Ivelin Mollov
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