Structure and content of graduate wildlife management and conservation biology programs: An international perspective

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-14

  Van Heezik, Yolanda ^a   Seddon, Philip John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14044263613     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.01876.x     Document Type: Review

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