Darwinian shortfalls in biodiversity conservation

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 689-695

  Diniz Filho, José Alexandre F ^a   Loyola, Rafael D ^a   Raia, Pasquale ^b   Mooers, Arne O ^c   Bini, Luis M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GABAZA;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84888130684     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.09.003     Document Type: Review

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