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Avian Extinction

Avian Extinction is a paleontological phenomenon denoting the complete disappearance of bird species from the biosphere, distinguished by the irreversible cessation of all biological functions necessary for survival and reproduction within avian lineages.

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447

Decline of the North American avifauna

Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Adriaan M. Dokter, Peter J. Blancher et al. · Science · 2019 · 2.1K citations

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Threatened Birds of the World

Daniel Simberloff · The Auk · 2001 · 1K citations · Full text

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Ecosystem consequences of bird declines

Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Gretchen C. Daily, Paul R. Ehrlich · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 907 citations · Full text

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Avian Extinction and Mammalian Introductions on Oceanic Islands

Tim M. Blackburn, Phillip Cassey, Richard P. Duncan et al. · Science · 2004 · 879 citations

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Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology

David W. Steadman · Science · 1995 · 814 citations

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  1. DW
    David W. Steadman

    Florida Museum of Natural History, United States

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. TM
    Tim M. Blackburn

    Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. TM
    Thomas M. Brooks

    International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland

    9 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. ÇH
    Çağan H. Şekercioğlu

    University of Utah, United States

    7 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. SL
    Stuart L. Pimm

    Duke University, United States

    6 publications · 1.6K citations

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Institutions

538

  1. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    6K citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    965 citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

    Sandy, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. BirdLife international

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    2K citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    10 publications

    577 citations

  7. Zoological Society of London

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    5.1K citations

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  1. Biological Conservation

    34 publications · 2.8K citations

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  2. Conservation Biology

    29 publications · 4.1K citations

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  3. Science

    17 publications · 5.6K citations

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  4. Bird Conservation International

    20 publications · 544 citations

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  5. The Auk

    16 publications · 1.7K citations

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