Requests for zoo visitors to undertake pro-wildlife behaviour: How many is too many?

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1502-1510

  Smith, Liam D G ^a   Curtis, Jim ^a   Mair, Judith ^a   Van Dijk, Pieter A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour requests; Impact on experience; Pro wildlife behaviour; Zoo

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; ZOO;

EID: 84863195546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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