Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... studies from which reliable rates of close inbreeding can be calculated for natural populations of birds and mammals . We have compiled a summary of the relative data in Table 2. A clear pattern seems to emerge . With two exceptions ...
... studies from which reliable rates of close inbreeding can be calculated for natural populations of birds and mammals . We have compiled a summary of the relative data in Table 2. A clear pattern seems to emerge . With two exceptions ...
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... studies that allow direct estimates of the frequency of matings between individuals of known relatedness , or provide details of the behavior shown by sexually active adults towards relatives and nonrelatives . The more indirect and ...
... studies that allow direct estimates of the frequency of matings between individuals of known relatedness , or provide details of the behavior shown by sexually active adults towards relatives and nonrelatives . The more indirect and ...
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... studies ( MacArthur and Levins , 1967 ; May and MacArthur , 1972 ) suggested a tight bound on limiting similarity , and empiricists found widespread evidence for community patterns in overdispersed ecologies and mor- phologies . Later ...
... studies ( MacArthur and Levins , 1967 ; May and MacArthur , 1972 ) suggested a tight bound on limiting similarity , and empiricists found widespread evidence for community patterns in overdispersed ecologies and mor- phologies . Later ...
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