Systematics and bird conservation policies: The importance of species limits

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-185

  Rojas Soto, Octavio R ^a   Navarro Sigüenza, Adolfo G ^b   De Los Monteros, Alejandro Espinosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

AVES;

EID: 77958480805     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270909990268     Document Type: Article

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