Communication and utilization of science in developing countries the case of Mexican ecology

Science Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-72

  Castillo, Alicia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

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EID: 0034347107     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547000022001004     Document Type: Article

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