Ethnobiology as a Bridge between Science and Ethics: An Applied Paleozoological Perspective

Ethnobiology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 115-132

  Wolverton, Steve ^a   Randklev, Charles R ^a   Barker, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied paleozoology, use of zooarchaeological paleontological datasets information on biological changes; Ethnobiology, bridge between science and ethics applied paleozoological perspective; Ethnobiology, evolutionary perspective to environmental science and ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864137047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118015872.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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