Niche Specialization and Conservation Biology of Cicindela nevadica lincolniana
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...In many organisms the genetic or phenotypic change in an organism can be very rapid (Snyder et al. 1996 a, Lewis and Thomas 2001, Heath et al. 2003, Dzurisin 2005,)....
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...An organism‟s risk of extinction is linked to the width of its ecological niche (Kammer et al. 1997, Kotiaho et al. 2005)....
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...Some suggest that those individuals residing in a narrow niche are the first individuals most likely to succumb to extinction (Kammer et al. 1997, Kotiaho et al. 2005)....
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...Comparing ecological characters of threatened and nonthreatened organisms could lead to a deeper understanding of what causes a species to become extinct (Kotiaho et al. 2005)....
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...Organisms that are highly specialized, such as in the case of C. n. lincolniana, are thought to be more susceptible to extinction due to habitat destruction (Kammer et al 1997, Kotiaho et al. 2005)....
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...Evidence suggests that variability within an ecologically functional trait is relevant to determining the cause of niche breadth (Roughgarden 1972, Kammer et al 1997, Kotiaho et al. 2005)....
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...Yeffee et al. (1996) states that “…public opposition is the major constraint to implementing ecosystem management plans in the United States.”...
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