Report of the AOU conservation committee on the partners in flight species prioritization plan

Auk

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 549-561

  Beissinger, Steven R ^a   Reed, J Michael ^b   Wunderle Jr , Joseph M ^c   Robinson, Scott K ^d   Finch, Deborah M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0034009965     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/117.2.549     Document Type: Article

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