Global Distribution and Conservation of Evolutionary Distinctness in Birds

Current Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 919-930

  Jetz, Walter ^a,b   Thomas, Gavin H ^c   Joy, Jeffrey B ^a,d,e   Redding, David W ^f   Hartmann, Klaas ^g   Mooers, Arne O ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

EID: 84899923627     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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