Phylogeographic lineages and species comparisons in conservation analyses: A case study of California herpetofauna

American Naturalist

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 655-666

  Rissler, Leslie J ^a   Hijmans, Robert J ^b   Graham, Catherine H ^b,c   Moritz, Craig ^b   Wake, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BIOCLIM; Bioclimatic modeling; California; Conservation; Irreplaceability; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ENDEMISM; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REPTILE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY; REPTILES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CALIFORNIA; CANADA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; TEHACHAPI; TRINITY BAY; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 33646742395     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503332     Document Type: Article

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