Investigating secondary-school girls' preferences for animals or plants: A simple 'head-to-head' comparison using two unfamiliar organisms

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-99

  Kinchin, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Mellitobia; Pupil perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033443291     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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