Context, emergence, and research design

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 242-246

  Keppie, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Context; Emergence; Research

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN STRUCTURE; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 33646546957     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[242:CEARD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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