Human conditioning to wildlife: Steps toward theory and research

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 388-399

  Zinn, Harry C ^a   Manfredo, Michael J ^b   Decker, Daniel J ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Habituation; Human learning; Human wildlife interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049173463     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200802427972     Document Type: Conference Paper

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