Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by Subject "E-commerce"

Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by Subject "E-commerce"

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  • Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in the pet trade in South Africa 
    Shivambu, Tinyiko Cavin; Shivambu, Ndivhuwo; Lyle, Robin; Jacobs, Adriaana; Kumschick, Sabrina; Foord, Stefan H.; Robertson, Mark P. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    Many alien species have been introduced around the world as part of the pet trade, and some have escaped captivity and become invasive. In South Africa, many species of tarantula (Theraphosidae) are kept as pets. It is not ...
  • The threats posed by the pet trade in alien terrestrial invertebrates in South Africa 
    Nelufule, Takalani; Robertson, Mark P.; Wilson, John R.U.; Faulkner, Katelyn T.; Sole, Catherine L.; Kumschick, Sabrina (Elsevier, 2020-06)
    The pet trade has been a major pathway for the introduction of vertebrate invaders, but little is known about its role in invertebrate invasions. Here we assess the trade in terrestrial invertebrates (excluding spiders) ...