A Primer of Conservation Behavior
- ISBN-10
- 0878934014
- ISBN-13
- 9780878934010
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Macmillan Science
- Authors
- Esteban Fernández-Juricic, Daniel Blumstein
Description
This Primer nurtures the development of biologists interested in using animal behavior concepts and tools to solve conservation and wildlife management problems. This is the first practical guide fostering integration and showing how to apply these methodologies to issues that would benefit from an animal behavior perspective.
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