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extirpated
(redirected from Local extinction)

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Larvae have no reason to evolve to survive in regions doomed to local extinction by rapidly changing environments--their conserved feeding abilities and behavioral strategies have served them more than adequately without such abilities.
Site selection for oyster habitat rehabilitation in the Virginia ... by Evans, David A. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Loss of diversity renders these populations susceptible to increased disease and local extinction.
Conservation senior section by Chevalier, Cary D. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
The pattern of local extinction didn't correlate with the birds' body size, nest type, or preferred breeding habitat, says Doherty.
All that flash puts birds at extra risk. (Costly Sexiness) by Milius, S. / Science News
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