A qualitative examination of the social practices and representations towards a species of endangered tortoise

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-329

  Pérez, Irene ^a,b   Giménez, Andrés ^b   Pedreño, Andrés ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; COEXISTENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TURTLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO GRAECA;

EID: 80052725595     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10209     Document Type: Article

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