The implications of different species concepts for describing biodiversity patterns and assessing conservation needs for African birds

Ecography

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 682-692

  Dillon, Shaun ^a   Fjeldså, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; SPECIES CONCEPT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 26844488079     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2005.0906-7590.04344.x     Document Type: Article

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