A cultural history of crocodiles in the Philippines: Towards a new peace pact?

Environment and History

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-264

  van der Ploeg, Jan ^a   van Weerd, Merlijn ^a   Persoon, Gerard A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation ethic; Crocodiles; Indigenous peoples; Philippines

Indexed keywords

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 80052799181     PISSN: 09673407     EISSN: 17527023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096734011X12997574043008     Document Type: Note

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