Body size and extinction risk in Australian mammals: An information-theoretic approach

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 616-623

  Chisholm, Ryan A ^a   Taylor, Robert ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian mammal; Body mass; Body weight; Critical weight range hypothesis; Extinction risk; Information theory; Model selection

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; ARID REGION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EXTINCTION RISK; GAUSSIAN METHOD; MARSUPIAL; MODEL VALIDATION; RODENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; WEIGHT;

AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 77956136366     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02065.x     Document Type: Article

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