Species extinction and the relationship between distribution and abundance

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6690, 1998, Pages 272-274

  Johnson, C N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ABUNDANCE; EXTINCTION RISK; RANGE SIZE;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

METATHERIA;

EID: 0032537829     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/28385     Document Type: Article

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