A preliminary model of human-animal relationships in the zoo

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 109, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 105-127

  Hosey, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human animal relationships; Interactions; Keepers; Visitors

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; RESEARCH; ZOO;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 37349076264     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.04.013     Document Type: Review

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