Analysing extinction risk in parrots using decision trees

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1993-2007

  Jones, Martin J ^a   Fielding, Alan ^a   Sullivan, Matthew ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Decision trees; Extinction risk; Parrots

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; EXTINCTION RISK; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; TAXONOMY;

PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 33745790342     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-4316-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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