Conservation Biology: An Evolutionary-ecological PerspectiveMichael E. Soulé, Bruce A. Wilcox |
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... individual ratio . In addition , some species are represented by only one to several individuals . The reason for this can be understood as follows . The smallest possible sample consists of one species repre- sented by one individual ...
... individual ratio . In addition , some species are represented by only one to several individuals . The reason for this can be understood as follows . The smallest possible sample consists of one species repre- sented by one individual ...
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... individuals by age and which assign individual parameters , such as probability of survival or fertility rates , also according to age . Actuarial data necessarily group individuals by age classes of finite duration , so a discrete time ...
... individuals by age and which assign individual parameters , such as probability of survival or fertility rates , also according to age . Actuarial data necessarily group individuals by age classes of finite duration , so a discrete time ...
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... individuals in this age class certainly will , in some sense , have a maximum per capita reproduc- tive value , but of course this is not a sustainable solution . The individuals in the population will age , and they will give birth to ...
... individuals in this age class certainly will , in some sense , have a maximum per capita reproduc- tive value , but of course this is not a sustainable solution . The individuals in the population will age , and they will give birth to ...
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LAWRENCE E GILBERT | 11 |
JARED M DIAMOND | 57 |
BRUCE A WILCOX | 95 |
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adult Africa age class age distribution animals Barro Colorado Island behavior biological biologists biomass birds bush meat captive breeding CAPTIVE PROPAGATION changes Chapter chromosome climatic conservation biology density Diamond dispersal disturbance diversity domestic ecological ecosystems effective population size Eisenberg equation evolutionary example extinction rates faunas fecundity female Figure frugivores gene genetic genetic drift growth rate Guinea habitat harvest heliconiines herbivores heterozygosity home range important inbreeding depression increase individuals insects insular ecology isolated km² land land-bridge islands large mammals loss lowland maintained males mammals mating microhabitats mutualists National Park nature reserves neotropical number of species occur offspring percent plants Pleistocene population growth potential probably production rainfall require result sample SAN DIEGO savanna selection small populations SOCIOBIOLOGY Soulé speciation strategy studies successional survival rates Table taxa Terborgh terrestrial tion trees tropical forests tropical rain forest variance vegetation vertebrates wild wildlife zoos