Bonding, biophilia, biosynergy, and the future of primates in the wild

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-252

  Rose, Anthony L ^a,b  

^a The Biosynergy Institute   (United States)

^b The Gorilla Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophilia; Biosynergy; Conservation; Interspecies bonds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PRIMATE; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONNEL; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WILD ANIMAL; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ATTITUDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PRIMATES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 79251491999     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20888     Document Type: Article

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