Non-human charisma: Which species trigger our emotions and why?

Ecos

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-27

  Lorimer, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646182809     PISSN: 01439073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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