Of rats and Maoris: A novel method for the analysis of patterns of extinction in the New Zealand avifauna before European contact

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 759-779

  Roff, Derek A ^a   Roff, Robin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Logistic regression; Maoris; Pacific rat; Regression trees

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; RATTUS; RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 2542485897     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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