Body size and extinction risk in Brazilian carnivores;Tamaño corporal como factor de amenaza en carnívoros brasileros

Biota Neotropica

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Forero Medina, German ^a   Vieira, Marcus Vinícius ^a   Grelle, Carlos Eduardo de Viveiros ^a   Almeida, Paulo Jose ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Independent contrasts; Longevity; Reproductive output; South America; Vulnerability to extinction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449084828     PISSN: 16786424     EISSN: 16760611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-06032009000200004     Document Type: Article

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