Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... genetic load to begin with . Even so , the cheetah and Torrey pine examples suggest that the shedding of genetic load ( of deleterious recessive alleles ) does not automatically accompany the loss of most genetic variation . Rather ...
... genetic load to begin with . Even so , the cheetah and Torrey pine examples suggest that the shedding of genetic load ( of deleterious recessive alleles ) does not automatically accompany the loss of most genetic variation . Rather ...
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... genetic load ( Table 2 ) , measured as embryonic lethal equivalents . Embryonic lethal equiv- alents are defined as true recessive lethal alleles or recessive delete- rious genes of such number that if dispersed in different embryos ...
... genetic load ( Table 2 ) , measured as embryonic lethal equivalents . Embryonic lethal equiv- alents are defined as true recessive lethal alleles or recessive delete- rious genes of such number that if dispersed in different embryos ...
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... genetic load compared to animals . The hypothesis is testable by sampling gametes from divergent branches in large trees ; genetic divergence should be proportional to the distance between the reproductive structures , measured along ...
... genetic load compared to animals . The hypothesis is testable by sampling gametes from divergent branches in large trees ; genetic divergence should be proportional to the distance between the reproductive structures , measured along ...
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Conservation Biology and the Real World | 1 |
The Fitness and Viability of Populations 13 | 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 endemic environmental example extinction fauna Figure flora fragmentation frugivores fynbos genes genetic load genetic variation genic diversity Gentry geographic 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 levels 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 range rare species rarity reef regeneration regions relatively reserves result season soil Soulé studies Table taxa Terborgh tion tree species troglobites tropical forests variability vegetation vertebrates zone Ꮴ Ꮴ Ꮴ