Extinction risk varies among species, and comparative analyses can help clarify the causes
of this variation. Here we present a phylogenetic comparative analysis of species-level …

Global species extinction typically represents the endpoint in a long sequence of population
declines and local extinctions. In comparative studies of extinction risk of contemporary …

Whereas previous studies have investigated correlates of extinction risk either at global or
regional scales, our study explicitly models regional effects of anthropogenic threats and …

Identifying which species are at greatest risk, what makes them vulnerable, and where they
are distributed are central goals for conservation science. While knowledge of which factors …

Although the recent historical period is usually treated as a temporal base-line for
understanding patterns of mammal extinction, mammalian biodiversity loss has also taken …

Global conservation prioritization usually emphasizes areas with highest species richness or
where many species are thought to be at imminent risk of extinction. However, these …

Phylogenetic information is becoming a recognized basis for evaluating conservation
priorities, but associations between extinction risk and properties of a phylogeny such as …

What biological attributes predispose species to the risk of extinction? There are many
hypotheses but so far there has been no systematic analysis for discriminating between …

Comparative analyses are used to address the key question of what makes a species more
prone to extinction by exploring the links between vulnerability and intrinsic species' traits …

Understanding why some species are at high risk of extinction, while others remain relatively
safe, is central to the development of a predictive conservation science. Recent studies have …