Modelling the dynamic biogeography of the wildcat: Implications for taxonomy and conservation

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-155

  Kitchener, A C ^a,b   Rees, E E ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Dynamic biogeography; Europe; Felis silvestris; Modelling; Polytypical species

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FELID; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MODELING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

FELIS SILVESTRIS;

EID: 70349085712     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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