Tolerance of Amphibians in Slovakian People: A Comparison of Pond Owners and Non-Owners
作者： Pavol Prokop , Jana Fančovičová
DOI: 10.2752/175303712X13403555186136
关键词: Demography 、 HUBzero 、 Biology 、 Disgust 、 Convenience sample 、 Human animal bond 、 Pet therapy 、 Ecology 、 Animal-assisted therapy
摘要: ABSTRACTAmphibians are vulnerable to extinction due their need for both terrestrial and aquatic habitats complete life cycles. Some of them occupy urban areas, thus human tolerance amphibians is likely have a significant impact on survival. Here we investigated by interviewing convenience sample 201 pond owners non-owners various ages in Slovakia. Tolerance tadpoles was higher than adult amphibians. About 26% reported that they kill amphibians, as did 31% non-owners. We found positively correlated with perceived importance negatively disgust reaction Disgust correlated, suggesting people who disgusting underestimated nature. These correlations were statistically significant. Owning pond, gender, age, education level, mean amphibian...
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