Practical and ethical considerations for students conducting ecological research involving wildlife

Austral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 293-300

  Monamy, Vaughan ^a   Gott, Miranda ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Code of Practice; Ecological research; Practical and ethical guidelines; Reduction, refinement; Replacement; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242347268     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2001.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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