Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... animals studied were less than two generations removed from the wild . However , animals derived from the East African population have not been examined . These animals may provide a new source of genetic variation that could be ...
... animals studied were less than two generations removed from the wild . However , animals derived from the East African population have not been examined . These animals may provide a new source of genetic variation that could be ...
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... animals eat fruits and defecate ( or regurgitate ) the seeds ( Janzen , 1984b ) . This seed rain falls wherever the animals go . If a pristine preserve is embedded in secondary succession , the pristine habitat fragment is bombarded by ...
... animals eat fruits and defecate ( or regurgitate ) the seeds ( Janzen , 1984b ) . This seed rain falls wherever the animals go . If a pristine preserve is embedded in secondary succession , the pristine habitat fragment is bombarded by ...
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... animals from zoo stocks into the wild . When this was attempted with orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus ) in Indonesia , a last - minute check revealed that the animals that were about to be reintroduced had contracted human tuberculosis ...
... animals from zoo stocks into the wild . When this was attempted with orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus ) in Indonesia , a last - minute check revealed that the animals that were about to be reintroduced had contracted human tuberculosis ...
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Conservation Biology and the Real World | 1 |
The Fitness and Viability of Populations | 13 |
Processes of Species | 19 |
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a-diversity abundance Africa alleles animals Barro Colorado Barro Colorado Island bats biological biologists bird species breeding caves Chapter climate coadaptation communities conservation biology crop density dispersal distribution disturbance ecological ecosystem edge effects environmental example extinction fauna Figure flora fragmentation frugivores fynbos genes genetic load genetic variation genic diversity Gentry geographic groups growth Guinea habitat specificity heliophiles heterosis heterozygosity heterozygous homozygotes Houérou Hubbell and Foster human inbreeding inbreeding depression increase individuals insect interactions introduced species Irian Jaya islands isolated km² loci males mammals mangrove mating natural number of species nutrients occur outbreeding depression overdominance patches patterns percent plant species pops population population densities predators problems production range rare species rarity reduced reef regeneration regions relatively reserves result season soil Soulé studies Table taxa Terborgh tion tree species troglobites tropical forests variability vegetation vertebrates zone