Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... troglobites and can also be so for trogloxenes . For example , the endangered gray bat , Myotis grisescens , is a trogloxene that has an obligate dependence on caves for both hibernation and maternity roosts ( Tuttle , 1979 ; Brady et ...
... troglobites and can also be so for trogloxenes . For example , the endangered gray bat , Myotis grisescens , is a trogloxene that has an obligate dependence on caves for both hibernation and maternity roosts ( Tuttle , 1979 ; Brady et ...
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... troglobites have experienced reduced capacity to withstand environmental fluc- tuations . Ahearn and Howarth ( 1982 ) document the diminished ability of Hawaiian lava tube troglobites to withstand desiccation , and Poul- son ( 1964 ) ...
... troglobites have experienced reduced capacity to withstand environmental fluc- tuations . Ahearn and Howarth ( 1982 ) document the diminished ability of Hawaiian lava tube troglobites to withstand desiccation , and Poul- son ( 1964 ) ...
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... troglobites tend to have broader ranges and occur in more caves than terrestrial troglobites . One example of this contrast is shown in Table 1 , which summarizes data for terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates from Virginia caves ...
... troglobites tend to have broader ranges and occur in more caves than terrestrial troglobites . One example of this contrast is shown in Table 1 , which summarizes data for terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates from Virginia caves ...
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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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