Social learning of risky behaviour: Importance for impact assessments, conservation and management of human-wildlife interactions

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 442-444

  Donaldson, R ^a   Finn, H ^a   Bejder, L ^a   Lusseau, D ^b   Calver, M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84867097777     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00601.x     Document Type: Letter

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