Direct experience and attitude change towards bears and wolves

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 131-137

  Eriksson, Max ^a   Sandström, Camilla ^a   Ericsson, Göran ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE;

EID: 84929338757     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00062     Document Type: Article

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