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1. Full Text Phylogenetic approaches to the study of extinction
by Purvis, Andy
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, ISSN 1543-592X, 2008, Volume 39, Issue 1, pp. 301 - 319
Species extinction is both a key process throughout the history of life and a pressing concern in the conservation of present-day biodiversity. These two... 
Macroevolution | Phylogeny | Conservation | Fossil record | Paleobiology | paleobiology | macroevolution | BACKGROUND EXTINCTION | INDEPENDENT CONTRASTS | AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIALS | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | conservation | PALEOGENE PLANKTONIC-FORAMINIFERA | fossil record | DIVERSIFICATION RATES | LIFE-HISTORY | phylogeny | ECOLOGY | MOLECULAR PHYLOGENIES | EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY | TAXONOMIC SELECTIVITY | Usage | Cladistic analysis | Analysis | Evolution | Research | Extinction (Biology) | Paleontology | Biological diversity
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2. Full Text Selectivity in Mammalian Extinction Risk and Threat Types: a New Measure of Phylogenetic Signal Strength in Binary Traits
by SUSANNE A. FRITZ and ANDY PURVIS
Conservation Biology, ISSN 0888-8892, 8/2010, Volume 24, Issue 4, pp. 1042 - 1051
The strength of phylogenetic signal in extinction risk can give insight into the mechanisms behind species' declines. Nevertheless, no existing measure of... 
Biological taxonomies | Conservation biology | Extinct species | Invasive species | Threatened species | Habitat loss | Species extinction | Phylogenetics | Phylogeny | Phenotypic traits | riesgo de extinción | habitat loss | extinction risk | harvesting | phylogenetic selectivity | pérdida de hábitat | señal filogenética | cosecha | selectividad filogenética | phylogenetic signal | Phylogenetic selectivity | Phylogenetic signal | Harvesting | Extinction risk | COMMUNITY ECOLOGY | PATTERNS | VULNERABILITY | FUTURE | ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | CONSERVATION | AMPHIBIANS | BIOLOGY | ECOLOGY | BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION | TAXONOMIC SELECTIVITY | BIRDS | Mammals - genetics | Models, Theoretical | Risk Assessment - methods | Animals | Computer Simulation | Ecosystem | Mammals - physiology | Extinction, Biological | Birds - genetics | Birds - physiology | Endangered Species | Birds | Wildlife conservation | Extinction (Biology) | Habitat destruction | Endangered species | Endangered & extinct species | Simulation | Risk factors
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3. Phylogeny and conservation
by Purvis, Andy, 1967 and Gittleman, John L and Brooks, Thomas (Thomas M.)
2005, Conservation biology, ISBN 9780521532006, Volume 8, xiii, 431
Phylogeny is a potentially powerful tool for conserving biodiversity. This book explores how it can be used to tackle questions of great practical importance... 
Biodiversity conservation | Phylogeny | Case studies | Biological diversity conservation
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4. Full Text Are big trees indeed easy? Reply from A. Purvis and D.L.J. Quicke
by Purvis, Andy and Quicke, Donald L.J
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, ISSN 0169-5347, 1997, Volume 12, Issue 9, pp. 357 - 358
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5. Full Text The h index: playing the numbers game
by Purvis, Andy
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, ISSN 0169-5347, 2006, Volume 21, Issue 8, pp. 422 - 422
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | ECOLOGY | GENETICS & HEREDITY | Data Interpretation, Statistical | Research
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6. Full Text Getting the measure of biodiversity
by Purvis, Andy and Hector, Andy
Nature, ISSN 0028-0836, 05/2000, Volume 405, Issue 6783, pp. 212 - 219
The term 'biodiversity' is a simple contraction of 'biological diversity', and at first sight the concept is simple too: biodiversity is the sum total of all... 
EVOLUTIONARY | DIVERSIFICATION | BODY-SIZE | SPECIATION | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY | SPECIES-RICHNESS | DIVERGENCE TIMES | ECOSYSTEM | EXTINCTION | HISTORY | Conservation of Natural Resources | Animals | Phylogeny | Ecosystem | Humans | Ecosystems | Ecology | Biological diversity
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7. Full Text The island rule: made to be broken?
by Shai Meiri and Natalie Cooper and Andy Purvis
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, ISSN 0962-8452, 01/2008, Volume 275, Issue 1631, pp. 141 - 148
The island rule is a hypothesis whereby small mammals evolve larger size on islands while large insular mammals dwarf. The rule is believed to emanate from... 
Statistical median | Datasets | Carnivores | Biological taxonomies | Body size | Rodents | Phylogenetics | Evolution | Mammals | Animal physiology | Dwarfism | Phylogenetic comparative methods | Body size evolution | Gigantism | Island rule | island rule | phylogenetic comparative methods | BODY-SIZE EVOLUTION | INSULAR CARNIVORES | body size evolution | MEXICO | EXPLANATION | gigantism | INDEPENDENT CONTRASTS | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | AREA | mammals | dwarfism | RODENT POPULATIONS | BIOLOGY | VERTEBRATES | GENERALITY | ECOLOGY | Biological Evolution | Geography | Mammals - genetics | Regression Analysis | Animals | Mammals - growth & development | Body Size | Ecosystem | Phylogeny
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8. Full Text Phylogenetic diversity does not capture body size variation at risk in the world's mammals
by Susanne A. Fritz and Andy Purvis
Proceedings: Biological Sciences, ISSN 0962-8452, 8/2010, Volume 277, Issue 1693, pp. 2435 - 2441
Mammals contribute to important ecosystem processes and services, but many mammalian species are threatened with extinction. We compare how global patterns in... 
Extinct species | Biological taxonomies | Species diversity | Threatened species | Ecosystems | Species extinction | Mammals | Species | Functional diversity | Ecoregions | ecology | BIOLOGY | Research articles | Body mass | Phylogenetic diversity | Extinction | BIODIVERSITY | body mass | FUTURE | functional diversity | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | extinction | CONSERVATION | mammals | TROPICAL FORESTS | COMMUNITY | EXTINCTION RISK | phylogenetic diversity | CONSEQUENCES | ECOLOGY | INDEX | HISTORY | Geography | Mammals - genetics | Models, Theoretical | Animals | Body Size | Conservation of Natural Resources | Extinction, Biological | Phylogeny | Biodiversity | Mammals - anatomy & histology | 1001
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9. Full Text Evolutionary biology and practical conservation: bridging a widening gap
by MACE, GEORGINA M and PURVIS, ANDY
Molecular Ecology, ISSN 0962-1083, 01/2008, Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 9 - 19
At the ecosystem, species and population level, available measures suggest that average rates of loss of populations and habitats are now around 1% per year... 
biodiversity goals | evolution | conservation planning | policy | Policy | Evolution | Biodiversity goals | Conservation planning | NATURE-RESERVES | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | CLIMATE-CHANGE | POPULATIONS | FUTURE | HABITAT LOSS | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | EXTINCTION RISK | BIRD EXTINCTIONS | CONSEQUENCES | ECOLOGY | DIVERSITY | BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION | Biological Evolution | Conservation of Natural Resources - trends | Conservation of Natural Resources - methods | Interdisciplinary Communication | Ecosystem | Human Activities | Biodiversity | Evolutionary biology | Integrated approach | Environmental policy | Conservation | Strategic planning | Ecology | Molecular biology
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10. Full Text A Composite Estimate of Primate Phylogeny
by Andy Purvis
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, ISSN 0962-8436, 06/1995, Volume 348, Issue 1326, pp. 405 - 421
This paper presents an estimate of the phylogeny of all 203 species of primate. The composite tree is derived by applying a parsimony algorithm to over a... 
Biological taxonomies | Taxa | Apes | Biological evolution | Primates | Phylogenetics | Evolution | Monkeys | Phylogeny | Term weighting | ASIAN MACAQUES | DNA-DNA HYBRIDIZATION | MOLECULAR EVOLUTION | INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS | BIOLOGY | RESTRICTION-ENZYME ANALYSIS | DIVERGENCE TIME | WORLD MONKEYS | MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA | CHROMOSOMAL PHYLOGENY | HOMINOID PRIMATES | Algorithms | Animals | Time Factors
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11. Full Text Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide
by Gray, Claudia L and Hill, Samantha L.L and Newbold, Tim and Hudson, Lawrence N and Boïrger, Luca and Contu, Sara and Hoskins, Andrew J and Ferrier, Simon and Purvis, Andy and Scharlemann, Jorn P.W
Nature Communications, ISSN 2041-1723, 07/2016, Volume 7, Issue 1, p. 12306
Protected areas are widely considered essential for biodiversity conservation. However, few global studies have demonstrated that protection benefits a broad... 
LOCATION | DEFORESTATION | CONSERVATION PRIORITIES | POPULATION DECLINES | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | LAND-USE | TARGETS | Biodiversity | Conservation of Natural Resources | Animals
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12. Full Text Diversity-dependence brings molecular phylogenies closer to agreement with the fossil record
by Rampal S. Etienne and Bart Haegeman and Tanja Stadler and Tracy Aze and Paul N. Pearson and Andy Purvis and Albert B. Phillimore
Proceedings: Biological Sciences, ISSN 0962-8452, 4/2012, Volume 279, Issue 1732, pp. 1300 - 1309
The branching times of molecular phylogenies allow us to infer speciation and extinction dynamics even when fossils are absent. Troublingly, phylogenetic... 
Biological taxonomies | Extinct species | Species diversity | Species extinction | Evolution | Phylogeny | Modeling | Parametric models | Speciation | Fossils | SPECIES-DIVERSITY | missing species | PATTERNS | birth-death model | EVOLUTIONARY RADIATIONS | BIRTH-DEATH-MODELS | DIVERSIFICATION RATES | SPECIATION | DYNAMICS | BUTTERFLIES | diversification | ACCUMULATION | EXTINCTION RATES | theoretical biology | ecology | evolution | BIOLOGY | Research articles | Diversification | Missing species | Birth-death model | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | ECOLOGY | Lepidoptera - genetics | Foraminifera - genetics | Extinction, Biological | Foraminifera - classification | Genetic Variation | Passeriformes - classification | Animals | Urodela - genetics | Lepidoptera - classification | Passeriformes - genetics | Models, Genetic | Urodela - classification | Evolution, Molecular | Computer Science | Other | birth–death model | 203 | 1001
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13. Full Text Geographical variation in predictors of mammalian extinction risk: big is bad, but only in the tropics
by Fritz, Susanne A and Bininda‐Emonds, Olaf R. P and Purvis, Andy
Ecology Letters, ISSN 1461-023X, 06/2009, Volume 12, Issue 6, pp. 538 - 549
Whereas previous studies have investigated correlates of extinction risk either at global or regional scales, our study explicitly models regional effects of... 
Anthropogenic impact | conservation | population density | body mass | life history | phylogenetic generalized linear model | spatial autoregressive model | geographical range size | supertree | Supertree | Life history | Body mass | Geographical range size | Conservation | Spatial autoregressive model | Population density | Phylogenetic generalized linear model | BIODIVERSITY | BIRD | FUTURE | RED HERRINGS | DECLINE | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | HUMAN-POPULATION | ECOLOGY | SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION | AREAS | Adaptation, Physiological | Mammals - classification | Body Weight | Weaning | Risk Factors | Extinction, Biological | Phylogeny | Gestational Age | Inheritance Patterns | Animals | Geography - statistics & numerical data | Tropical Climate | Models, Biological | Ecosystem | Population Density | Population Dynamics | Models | Tropics | Extinction (Biology) | Endangered & extinct species | Comparative studies | Ecology | Risk factors
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