Evolutionary theory as a tool for predicting extinction risk

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 61-65

  Gallagher, Austin J ^a,b   Hammerschlag, Neil ^a,c   Cooke, Steven J ^d   Costa, Daniel P ^e   Irschick, Duncan J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Beneath the Waves Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecology; Extinction; Physiology; Plasticity; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES EXTINCTION; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84921891001     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.12.001     Document Type: Note

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