The Roles of Climate, Phylogenetic Relatedness, Introduction Effort, and Reproductive Traits in the Establishment of Non-Native Reptiles and Amphibians

Conservation Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-277

  van Wilgen, Nicola J ^a,b   Richardson, David M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Exotic species; Herpetofauna; Prediction; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DATA SET; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPTILE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; PHYLOGENY; PROBABILITY; REPTILE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY; PROBABILITY; REPTILES;

CALIFORNIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84858866701     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01804.x     Document Type: Article

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