Effects of keeping animals as pets on children's concepts of vertebrates and invertebrates

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-449

  Prokop, Pavol ^a   Prokop, Matej ^a   Tunnicliffe, Sue D ^b  

^a TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449120017     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690701206686     Document Type: Article

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