Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... defined in a variety of ways , from the defini- tion given in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary of " mating ... definition seems of little value when discussing inbreeding in birds and mammals , because almost all species of birds and ...
... defined in a variety of ways , from the defini- tion given in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary of " mating ... definition seems of little value when discussing inbreeding in birds and mammals , because almost all species of birds and ...
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... define " the present - day populations of a spe- cies are often characters that evolve . The question then becomes , what should we as conservation biologists be trying to preserve from ex- tinction - a " species " that is a category ...
... define " the present - day populations of a spe- cies are often characters that evolve . The question then becomes , what should we as conservation biologists be trying to preserve from ex- tinction - a " species " that is a category ...
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... defined , 429 Trogloxene , defined , 429 Tropical forests , see also Neotropical for- ests animal community of , 331–332 biotic richness in , 396-398 and cattle ranching , 399-400 , 401 character of , 395–396 and cultivation , 400 , 401 ...
... defined , 429 Trogloxene , defined , 429 Tropical forests , see also Neotropical for- ests animal community of , 331–332 biotic richness in , 396-398 and cattle ranching , 399-400 , 401 character of , 395–396 and cultivation , 400 , 401 ...
Contents
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