Eighteen reasons animal behaviourists avoid involvement in conservation

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-312

  Caro, Tim ^a   Sherman, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Behavioural ecology; Conservation biology; Management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84873083558     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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