Modelling the extinction of Steller's sea cow

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-97

  Turvey, S T ^a   Risley, C L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bering Island; Historical extinction; Hydrodamalis gigas; Megafauna; Overhunting; Population viability analysis

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; EXTINCTION; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; DUGONG; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LIFE HISTORY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; HYDRODAMALIS GIGAS; MAMMALIA; SIRENIA;

EID: 33644895696     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0415     Document Type: Article

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