The biogeography of avian extinctions on oceanic islands

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1106-1111

  Karels, Tim J ^c   Dobson, F Stephen ^a,b   Trevino, Heather S ^a   Skibiel, Amy L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avifauna; Extinction; Island area; Island isolation; Path analysis; Predators

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOGEOGRAPHY; EXTINCTION; ISLAND; ISOLATED POPULATION; PATH ANALYSIS; PREDATOR;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 41849106579     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01832.x     Document Type: Article

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