@article{fdaf92542a9d40efb67f0ceb8e6d670a,
title = "Evolutionary theory as a tool for predicting extinction risk",
abstract = "Timely and proactive wildlife conservation requires strategies for determining which species are most at the greatest threat of extinction. Here, we suggest that evolutionary theory, particularly the concept of specialization, can be a useful tool to inform such assessments and may greatly aid in our ability to predict the vulnerabilities of species to anthropogenic impacts.",
keywords = "Conservation, Ecology, Extinction, Physiology, Plasticity, Specialization",
author = "Gallagher, {Austin J.} and Neil Hammerschlag and Cooke, {Steven J.} and Costa, {Daniel P.} and Irschick, {Duncan J.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank our many colleagues for their thoughtful insights that greatly benefitted this article. We also thank the three anonymous reviewers whose comments greatly strengthened this article. A.J.G. and N.H. are supported by grants though the University of Miami. D.P.C. is supported by grants from the Office of Naval Research and National Science Foundation. S.J.C. is supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 Elsevier Ltd.",
year = "2015",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.tree.2014.12.001",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "30",
pages = "61--65",
journal = "Trends in Ecology and Evolution",
issn = "0169-5347",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "2",
}