Understanding and improving attitudinal research in wildlife sciences

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 537-541

  McCleery, Robert A ^a   Ditton, Robert B ^a   Sell, Jane ^a   Lopez, Roel R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Human dimensions; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NATURAL RESOURCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745596395     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[537:UAIARI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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