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The crocodile caves of Ankarana, Madagascar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Jane M. Wilson
Jane M. Wilson
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69 Thame Road, Warborough, Oxford 0X9 8EA, UK.
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In 1981 the FFPS helped fund the Southampton University Expedition to the Ankarana Caves in northern Madagascar. This was the first attempt at any systematic biological work there. Within the longest cave, la Grotte d'Andrafiabé, a striking variety of fauna was found, including several arthropod species that were new to science. This preliminary report, by one of the expedition's members, describes some of the findings. A new 10-man team returned to Ankarana in August 1986 to extend the work.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 43 - 47
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1987

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