An investigation into the determining factors of zoo visitor attendances in Uk zoos

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Whitworth, Andrew William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Fundo Mascoitiana Manu Learning Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NATIONAL PARK; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOURISM; UNITED KINGDOM; ZOO; ZOO ANIMAL; ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAMILY SIZE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84855645700     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029839     Document Type: Article

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