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Beyond biophobia: positive appraisal of bats among German residents during the COVID-19 pandemic - with consequences for conservation intentions

2023-10-30

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Bats are often considered to be objects of biophobia, the tendency to respond with a negative emotion, such as fear or disgust, even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, existing studies have rarely compared both positive and negative emotions towards bats, leading to a potential negativity bias. This is crucial as emotions are important in human behavior, in relation to bats,...

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Literature Corpus work: 20b50a3d-749b-5b92-bac2-2e4f731145fb
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3495844/v1

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