Primate extinction risk and historical patterns of speciation and extinction in relation to body mass

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1709, 2011, Pages 1256-1263

  Matthews, Luke J ^a   Arnold, Christian ^a   Machanda, Zarin ^a   Nunn, Charles L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Diversification; Extinction; IUCN red list; Primates; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EXTINCTION RISK; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; RED LIST; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FOSSILS; GENETIC SPECIATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79960036667     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1489     Document Type: Article

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