Dogs: A continuing and common neighborhood nuisance of New Providence, the Bahamas

Society and Animals

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-73

  Fielding, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

Barking; Dogs; Nuisance; The Bahamas

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 40049112231     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853008X269890     Document Type: Article

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