Systems of beliefs and environmental conservation behavior in a Mexican community

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-235

  Obregón Salido, Francisco J ^a   Corral Verdugo, Victor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0001576524     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001391659702900204     Document Type: Article

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