Phylogeny and the selectivity of extinction in Australian marsupials

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-142

  Johnson, Christopher N ^a   Delean, Steven ^a   Balmford, Andrew ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT TYPE; MARSUPIAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

METATHERIA;

EID: 0042649831     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002002196     Document Type: Article

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