Earth's tropical ecosystems have witnessed several extinctions and a dramatic reduction of
the range and abundance of large reptile species, which is directly related to the rise of early …

Abstract Tropical Asia (ie the Oriental biogeographic region) is the most densely populated
and degraded region on Earth with the highest deforestation rates in the tropics. Flow …

The Ecology of Sumatra distills for the first time the information found in nearly 1,500
scholarly works relevant to an understanding of the full range of natural and man-made …

The wildlife trade is a major cause of species loss and a pathway for disease transmission.
Socioeconomic drivers of the wildlife trade are influential at the local scale yet rarely …

1. In many animal species, dietary habits shift with body size, and differ between the sexes.
However, the intraspecific range of body sizes is usually low, making it difficult to quantify …

Some animal species shift their activity towards increased nocturnality in disturbed habitats
to avoid predominantly diurnal humans. This may alter diel overlap among species, a …

The trade in wildlife is a globally important industry. Amphibians and reptiles are among the
most commonly traded animals and this trade has raised concern because of its potential …

Northern snake-necked turtles (Chelodina rugosa) traditionally provided an important
seasonal source of protein for indigenous communities in Arnhem Land, northern Australia …

In recent years, the purchase of snakes for leather, food, and traditional medicine has
increased in China, which has greatly reduced certain snake populations. Trade records …

Hundreds of thousands of giant snakes (Python reticulatus) are taken from the wild to be
killed for their skins each year, raising doubts about the longterm sustainability of this offtake …