Biodiversity, phylogeography, biogeography and conservation: Lemurs as an example

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 78, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 420-443

  Thalmann, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Conservation; Diversity; Lemurs; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; LEMUR; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 34548679890     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000105153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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