Socialization influences of specialization among birdwatchers

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-50

  McFarlane, Bonita L ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birdwatching; Socialization; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008456453     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871209609359050     Document Type: Article

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