The impact of species concept on biodiversity studies

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-179

  Agapow, Paul Michael ^a   Bininda Emonds, Olaf R P ^b,g   Crandall, Keith A ^c   Gittleman, John L ^d   Mace, Georgina M ^e   Marshall, Jonathon C ^c   Purvis, Andy ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Extinction; Species concept

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1942453088     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383542     Document Type: Review

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