Dingo dualisms: Exploring the ambiguous identity of Australian dingoes

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-27

  Hytten, Karen F ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus dingo; Dingoes; Discourse analysis; Nature and culture; Social construction; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CANID; HYBRID; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 70350648445     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2009.003     Document Type: Article

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