A Bird in the House: An Anthropological Perspective on Companion Parrots

Society and Animals

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 393-418

  Anderson, Patricia K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 1042291489     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853003322796109     Document Type: Review

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