Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... mammals , natal dispersal occurs before sexual maturity ( Greenwood , 1980 ) and individuals may disperse with no evidence of aggression by conspecifics ( Bekoff , 1977 ) . In yet other species , dispersal may sometimes be delayed ...
... mammals , natal dispersal occurs before sexual maturity ( Greenwood , 1980 ) and individuals may disperse with no evidence of aggression by conspecifics ( Bekoff , 1977 ) . In yet other species , dispersal may sometimes be delayed ...
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... mammals usually reveals a rather low incidence of matings between close relatives ( Table 2 ) . However , frequent inbreeding has commonly been inferred from indirect evidence ( e.g. mammals as a whole : Wilson et al . , 1975 ; white ...
... mammals usually reveals a rather low incidence of matings between close relatives ( Table 2 ) . However , frequent inbreeding has commonly been inferred from indirect evidence ( e.g. mammals as a whole : Wilson et al . , 1975 ; white ...
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... mammals . For example , Melnick ( 1982 ) re- viewed the available data from mammal species belonging to several orders and concluded that mammals generally do not inbreed . Be- cause , as we have discussed , such measures are relative ...
... mammals . For example , Melnick ( 1982 ) re- viewed the available data from mammal species belonging to several orders and concluded that mammals generally do not inbreed . Be- cause , as we have discussed , such measures are relative ...
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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