Critique of the evolutionarily significant unit as a definition for 'distinct population segments' under the U.S. Endangered species act

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-619

  Pennock, David S ^a   Dimmick, Walter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EVOLUTIONARILY SIGNIFICANT UNIT;

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EID: 0031471511     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96109.x     Document Type: Review

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