International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Schoolchildren as informants about bushmeat consumption in Western Serengeti, Tanzania

Flora Felix Manyama
  • Flora Felix Manyama
  • School of Biological Sciences, University of Dodoma, P. O. Box 338, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Julius William Nyahongo
  • Julius William Nyahongo
  • School of Biological Sciences, University of Dodoma, P. O. Box 338, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Martin Reinhardt Nielsen
  • Martin Reinhardt Nielsen
  • Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Eivin Røskaft
  • Eivin Røskaft
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Realfagbygget, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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  •  Received: 24 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 15 April 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

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