Specific Image Characteristics Influence Attitudes about Chimpanzee Conservation and Use as Pets

Stephen R. Ross; Vivian M. Vreeman; Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022050

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Specific Image Characteristics Influence Attitudes about Chimpanzee Conservation and Use as Pets

Stephen R. Ross ,

* E-mail: sross@lpzoo.org

Affiliation Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Vivian M. Vreeman,

Affiliation Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf

Affiliations Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Specific Image Characteristics Influence Attitudes about Chimpanzee Conservation and Use as Pets

Stephen R. Ross,
Vivian M. Vreeman,
Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf

Published: July 13, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022050

About the Authors

Stephen R. Ross

* E-mail: sross@lpzoo.org

Affiliation Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Vivian M. Vreeman

Affiliation Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf

Affiliations Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SR EL VV. Performed the experiments: SR VV. Analyzed the data: SR VV EL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SR EL. Wrote the paper: SR EL VV.

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