Contribution of the live-vertebrate trade toward taxonomic homogenization

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1001-1007

  Romagosa, Christina M ^a   Guyer, Craig ^a   Wooten, Michael C ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comercio de animales vivos; Extinciones; Homogenizaci n taxon mica; Introducciones de especies; SIGCL

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; EXTINCTION; EXTINCTION RISK; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCE; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67650450474     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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