What students can do to improve graduate education in conservation biology

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2033-2035

  Pérez, Hector E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EID: 33244457989     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00119.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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