International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Distribution and habitat suitability of Nile crocodile (Crocodilus niloticus, L. 1768) in Tekeze River Dam, Tigray, Ethiopia

Chala Adugna
  • Chala Adugna
  • Department of Biology, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Kiros
  • Solomon Kiros
  • Department of Biology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Tadesse Dejene
  • Tadesse Dejene
  • Department of Biology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Tsehaye Asmelash
  • Tsehaye Asmelash
  • Department of Microbiology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Kiros M. Hadgu
  • Kiros M. Hadgu
  • ICRAF Ethiopia Offices, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 17 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 05 September 2017
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

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