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OverviewThis book challenges the assumption that humans generally treat all animal species equally according to their need of conservation. Recent studies suggest that humans show strong preferences toward particular animal species/taxa and are willing to protect them more than others. Such understanding of human preferences is an important part of conservation strategies. Special attention has to be paid to less preferred, but endangered species. Fortunately, the highly preferred species are present in almost every family and also among threatened species. Thus, the zoos can replace preferred but common species by endangered one that meets both, conservation as well as visitor's aesthetic criteria. Full Product DetailsAuthor: D Frynta , J Mareová , E Landová , S LikováPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc Weight: 0.170kg ISBN: 9781616682347ISBN 10: 1616682345 Pages: 83 Publication Date: 17 January 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Data sources & testing procedures; Representation of vertebrate classes in zoos; Size of captive populations; Relative representation of endangered species; Effects of perceived attractiveness & body size among related species; Effects of perceived attractiveness & body size on higher taxonomic scale; Preferred species & characters; Conclusion; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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