Predicting extinction risk in declining species

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1456, 2000, Pages 1947-1952

  Purvis, A ^a   Gittleman, J L ^a   Cowlishaw, G ^a   Mace, G M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Conservation; Extinction risk; Independent contrasts; Primates

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RISK; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDICTION;

ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034619030     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1234     Document Type: Article

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