Lineage loss in Serengeti cheetahs: Consequences of high reproductive variance and heritability of fitness on effective population size
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Lineage extinction in Serengeti cheetahs was examined and it was observed that 76% of matrilines were lost over a 25-year period. Lineage loss in cheetahs was nonrandom because only few families are responsible for production of future breeders. N (sub e) for cheetahs were calculated, taking into account fluctuating population size, unequal sex ratio, non-Poisson distribution of reproductive success and heritability of fitness.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2001
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A critical review of home range studies
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Home range studies are analyzed in order to assess what methods are employed and how results are reported. The home range reporting is inadequate for reproducing studies and they are often reported and analyzed using inappropriate methods, which might produce spurious results.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2008
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