Evolutionary age and risk of extinction in the global avifauna

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 557-565

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a   Blackburn, Tim M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Extinction risk; Population size; Range size; Taxon age

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY AGE; EXTINCTION RISK;

AVES;

EID: 0030847401     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-997-1511-4     Document Type: Article

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