Towards a set of priorities for bird conservation and research in Australia: The perceptions of ornithologists

Emu

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-74

  Miller, Kelly K ^a   Weston, Michael A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; ANIMAL WELFARE; BIODIVERSITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; ORNITHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STUDENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 62249088579     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU08054     Document Type: Article

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