Ecological correlates of the threat of extinction in Neotropical bird species

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-168

  Gage, G S ^a   Brooke, M deL ^a   Symonds, M R E ^a,b   Wege, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION; ELEVATION; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT USE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION;

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EID: 14044254291     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943004001246     Document Type: Article

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