Rapid evolutionary dynamics and disease threats to biodiversity

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 589-596

  Altizer, Sonia ^a   Harvell, Drew ^b   Friedle, Elizabeth ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; PATHOGEN; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 0141906788     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2003.08.013     Document Type: Review

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