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Miller, P.S., Westley, F.R., Byers, A.P., Lacy, R.C. (2008). An Experiment in Managing the Human Animal: The PHVA Process and Its Role in Conservation Decision-Making. In: Stoinski, T.S., Steklis, H.D., Mehlman, P.T. (eds) Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70721-1_8
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