The comparative method in conservation biology

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 391-398

  Fisher, Diana O ^a   Owens, Ian P F ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTINCTION RISK; PHYLOGENETICS; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 3042693014     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2004.05.004     Document Type: Review

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