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Can physiological stress alter population persistence? A model with conservation implications

Author(s) -

Nina H. Fefferman,

L. Michael Romero

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cot012

Subject(s) - stressor , population , biology , allostasis , persistence (discontinuity) , population size , stress measures , coping (psychology) , density dependence , stress (linguistics) , ecology , vital rates , demography , population growth , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , neuroscience , psychiatry , sociology , engineering , immunology

A set of general, abstract models generated hypotheses on how wild animal populations respond to stress. We predicted that stressed populations would rely upon the oldest and fittest individuals to reproduce. Consequently, observations of only physically fit individuals may not be an adequate indicator of population health.

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