Attitudinal and normative influences on support for hunting as a wildlife management strategy

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-198

  Campbell, J Michael ^a   Mackay, Kelly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Hunting; Theory Of Reasoned Action; Wildlife Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007098111     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200304308     Document Type: Article

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