Risk of parasite transmission influences perceived vulnerability to disease and perceived danger of disease-relevant animals

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-57

  Prokop, Pavol ^a,b   Usak, Muhammet ^c   Fančovičová, Jana ^a  

^a TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b Inst Zool Slovak Acad of Sci   (Slovakia)

^c ZIRVE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disgust; Fear; Parasites; Perceived vulnerability to disease; Pets

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHOTOGRAPH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION; VULNERABILITY;

ADULT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; MALE; PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RISK; SLOVAKIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955086270     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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