Conservation and species lists: Taxonomic neglect promotes the extinction of endemic birds, as exemplified by taxa from eastern Atlantic islands

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-196

  Hazevoet, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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BIOLOGICAL SPECIES CONCEPT; CONSERVATION; ENDEMIC BIRD; PHYLOGENETIC SPECIES CONCEPT; SPECIES CONCEPT; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030435846     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900003063     Document Type: Article

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