Factors Governing Human Fear of Brown Bear and Wolf

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-74

  Johansson, Maria ^a   Karlsson, Jens ^b   Pedersen, Eja ^c   Flykt, Anders ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

brown bear; cognitive vulnerability model; social trust; structural equation modeling; subjectively experienced fear; wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 84857247013     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2012.619001     Document Type: Article

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