Wanted for conservation research: Behavioral ecologists with a broader perspective

BioScience

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 352-360

  Linklater, Wayne L ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Conservation; Endangered species; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842734161     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0352:WFCRBE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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