Human-modified ecosystems and future evolution

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 5458-5465

  Western, David ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; NATURAL SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HUMANS;

EID: 0035826796     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.101093598     Document Type: Article

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