Applied conservation services of the evolutionary theory

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1381-1392

  Martínez Abraín, Alejandro ^a   Oro, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding habitats; Conservation; Invasion biology; Life history evolution; Predator prey interactions; Survival habitats; Unwanted effects

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULLING; DATA SET; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST BOX; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650035272     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9366-5     Document Type: Article

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