Zoo visitor perceptions, attitudes, and conservation intent after viewing African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Zoo Biology

• Publication date

  2016-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Sociology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/zoo.21303PMID 27291643
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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