Factors influencing primary school children's knowledge of wildlife

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-12

  Huxham, Mark ^a   Welsh, Angela ^a   Berry, Alice ^a,b   Templeton, Stuart ^a,c  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Living Solutions   (United Kingdom)

^c Living Solutions ^*

Author keywords

Children; Exotic; Gender; Indigenous; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33846059298     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2006.9656050     Document Type: Article

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