Animal-related attitudes and activities in an urban population

Anthrozoos

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-129

  Bjerke, Tore ^a   Østdahl, Torbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal related activities; Attitudes; Urban wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COLUMBA; CORVIDAE; ERINACEIDAE; FELIS CATUS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PAPILIONOIDEA; SCIURIDAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 7544220954     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279304786991783     Document Type: Review

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