Dog ownership in the West Indies: A case study from the Bahamas

Anthrozoos

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 72-80

  Fielding, William J ^a   Mather, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS   (Bahamas)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035635161     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279301786999562     Document Type: Article

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