Empathy with animals and with humans: Are they linked?

Anthrozoos

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 194-202

  Paul, Elizabeth S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034562439     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279300786999699     Document Type: Article

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