A comprehensive review of the hundreds of bird species that have become extinct over the
last 1,000 years of habitat degradation, over-hunting and rat introduction. Extinct Birds has …

Modern attempts to produce biogeographic maps focus on the distribution of species, and
the maps are typically drawn without phylogenetic considerations. Here, we generate a …

Type specimens have high scientific importance because they provide the only certain
connection between the application of a Linnean name and a physical specimen. Many …

Species are classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List if there is inadequate
information to make an assessment of their extinction risk based on distribution and/or …

Background High rates of species discovery and loss have led to the urgent need for more
rapid assessment of species diversity in the herpetofauna. DNA barcoding allows for the …

The Role of Natural History Institutions and Bioinformatics in Conservation Biology Page 1
Diversity The R and B JOSHUA D Biodiversity S jdrew@fieldm Introduction Natural hist aquaria …

A fundamental need in conserving species and their habitats is defining distinct entities that
range from individuals to species to ecosystems and beyond (Table; Ryder …

Extinction of a species is difficult to detect, yet there are important conservation
consequences of classifying an extant species as extinct or an extinct species as extant, and …

Species that went extinct prior to the genomic era are often considered out-of-reach for
modern phylogenetic studies. This is particularly limiting for conservation studies, as genetic …

Aim To assess geographical and temporal patterns of diversification in Metallura
hummingbirds, particularly with respect to topographical barriers and climatic variation …