Taxonomic and conservation implications of ecological speciation in Nesospiza buntings on Tristan da Cunha

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-29

  Ryan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SAINT HELENA; TRISTAN DA CUNHA;

AVES; EMBERIZA; MUS; NESOSPIZA; NESOSPIZA ACUNHAE; NESOSPIZA WILKINSI; PHYLICA; RATTUS;

EID: 44049105569     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095927090800004X     Document Type: Article

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