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...') is determined by two factors, the rate of immigration and the rate of [[extinction]]. These rates are mainly determined by the size of the island and its dist ...e ecological changes following the formation of islands, such as the local extinction of large predators and the subsequent changes in prey populations.

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..., such as Ali and Holyfield. Granted, heavyweight boxing is on its way to extinction, especially in lieu of the increased popularity in UFC type stuff, but I st

...vement and shifting fortunes of different peoples being one reason for the extinction of many more American languages in the last four hundred years.<ref>For mor

...is dangerous duty in being the first at, all fires and the leader in their extinction.

==Chapter II-2 - Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction==

...of the [[Black-footed Ferret|black-footed ferret]] and may have caused the extinction of the [[Thylacine|Tasmanian tiger]]. The lion population in Serengeti, Tan

...ese language|Chinese]]: &#28037;&#27075;; [[Pinyin]]: niè pán), literally 'extinction' and/or 'extinguishing', is the culmination of the [[yogi]]'s pursuit of li ...g who has reached nirvāṇa is not blotted out or extinguished: there is the extinction of the impermanent and suffering-prone 'worldly self' or ego, but not of th

The asteroid is much smaller than the extinction class asteroid scientists have theorized killed off the [[dinosaurs]], but

...rent tragedies, including human starvation in some parts of the world, and extinction of other life forms. We have the capability and responsibility. We must act

...and this lack of genetic variablility is likely to increase the risk of [[extinction]] for these populations.

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...the world. They have identified 595 sites thus far. <ref>Alliance for Zero Extinction[http://www.zeroextinction.org Official website]</ref>

With the extinction of large [[Dinosaur]]s at the end of the [[Cretaceous period]] ~65 Million

...of the [[Black-footed Ferret|black-footed ferret]] and may have caused the extinction of the [[Thylacine|Tasmanian tiger]]. The lion population in Serengeti, Tan ...phe is one of the methods that RIB takes against CDB, as it triggers viral extinction. The conclusion is that RIB may eventually be an effective method of treati

* A recent unexplained extinction event, the Pleistocene extinction which occurred at the end of the Ice Age. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mu ...istribution of the extinctions. The theory that man hunted the animals to extinction fails to explain why so many animals disappeared in North America while man

* A recent unexplained extinction event, the Pleistocene extinction which occurred at the end of the Ice Age. <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://ww ...istribution of the extinctions. The theory that man hunted the animals to extinction fails to explain why so many animals disappeared in North America while man

...ssed 6 October 2006.</ref> This indicates that it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild because the extent of its occurrence within its geographic rang

...to clarify this point better within the introduction. We'll need a [[mass extinction]] article sooner or later... This should be a solution also from the proble

...s including, but not limited to, [[desertification]], [[deforestation]], [[extinction]] and [[radioactivity]]. Some of the major causes of such degradation incl ...populations to any degree. Such degradation on a global scale could imply extinction for humanity.

...ucture acquires meaning only when the purpose is known. He established the extinction of past lifeforms as an accepted scientific fact. ...n events that appear in the fossil record, such as the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event.

Dennehy, J.J., Friedenberg N., Yang, Y. & Turner, P.E. 2007. Virus population extinction via ecological traps. Ecology Letters 10: 230-237. (Subject of Science Tim

...he species is not critically endangered, but is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. This is due to an observed, estimated, infe

...990: 5).</ref><ref>Daniel Nettle & Suzanne Romaine, ''Vanishing Voices:The extinction of the world's languages'', 2000</ref>

...onsequence to Natural Selection, entailing Divergence of Character and the Extinction of less-improved forms. Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death

...le = It's the Demography, Stupid: The real reason the West is in danger of extinction | date = 4 January 2006

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...tles orriginate from the islands; the Seychelles giant tortoise, hunted to extinction in the wild; the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, named after the Seychelle's Aldabr

...and probably wood representing both holdovers from the [[Permian–Triassic extinction event]] event like glossopetrids (a type of tree) and [[dicynodonts]] (a fo ...[mammals]] which would eventually dominate the planet after the Cretaceous extinction event<ref name="Berger"/>.

...90: 5).</ref><ref>Daniel Nettle & Suzanne Romaine, ''Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World's Languages'', 2000.</ref>

...ation that normally lived only 14 years would be seriously on the verge of extinction. There is no evidence to suggest rapid evolution upward in the age of puber

...r breeds into the line to emphasize certain traits, to keep the breed from extinction or to alleviate problems caused in the breed by inbreeding from a limited s

Fouriezos G, Wise RA (1976) Pimozide-induced extinction of intracranial self-stimulation: response patterns rule out motor or perfo

...CITES Appendix II, which means that it is not necessarily threatened with extinction, but may become so if it is not listed.<ref name="CITES">[http://www.unep-w

...distribution of the extinctions. The theory that man hunted the animals to extinction fails to explain why so many animals disappeared in North America while man

...aptive radiation]] -- [[convergent evolution]] -- [[extinction]] -- [[mass extinction]] -- [[fossil]] -- [[taphonomy]] -- [[geologic time]] -- [[plate tectonics]

...cies is listed on CITES Appendix I, which means that it is threatened with extinction if trade is not halted,<ref name="CITES">[http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/CIT

Tropical and lush. Seychelles giant tortoise, hunted to extinction in the wild (possibly some in captivity). Aldabra Giant Tortoise, named aft

...ervation. This use has coincided with the increasing concern over rising [[extinction]] rates observed in the last decades of the 20th century. ...sing the [[IUCN Red List]] criteria, are now listed as [[threatened]] with extinction - a total of 16,119 species.[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/0

...the [[nineteenth century]], the [[great auk]] was [[hunting|hunted]] to [[extinction]] by [[whaling|whalers]]; 1930s [[science|scientist]]s speculated that peng

*''The Last Neanderthal: The Rise, Success, and Mysterious Extinction of Our Closest Human Relative'' (1995) MacMillan. (republished by Westview

...tween the major Romance languages have been moving toward [[language death|extinction]], partly because of the French government's attitude towards what they cal

...anguage (general)|languages]] then seen as doomed to [[language extinction|extinction]] (these were the languages of native North America on which the first memb

...numerous species resulted in bringing those species almost to the brink of extinction. The story of DDT as related in [[Rachel Carson]]'s "[[Silent Spring]]" is

...reatened,” because they are at high risk of becoming endangered and facing extinction in a short amount of time. Conservation efforts include [[turtle excluder d

...reatened,” because they are at high risk of becoming endangered and facing extinction in a short amount of time. Conservation efforts include [[turtle excluder d

...hose [[species]] had been so reduced in numbers than it was in danger of [[extinction]]. What would be its feelings toward the [[human]] species whose [[populati

...ting dinosaur bones to look for iridium to show that a meteor caused their extinction

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