A place that answers questions: primatological field sites and the making of authentic observations

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 311-333

  Rees, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field science; Methodology; Place; Primatology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATION; PRIMATE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATION; PRIMATES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33744898814     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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