Biological determinants of extinction risk: Why are smaller species less vulnerable?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Cardillo, Marcel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; LITTER SIZE; POPULATION GROWTH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0043150817     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003003093     Document Type: Article

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