Valorizing the relationships between people and birds: Experiences and lessons from Honduras

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 595-604

  Bonta, Mark ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian conservation; Ethnoornithology; Honduras; Human geography; Local ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349101700     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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