place, or concept. The word is used to describe aspecies, for instance, that thrives in a particular place and is not usually found in other places. A related word is anendemism(n., def: the state of being endemic). Another isendemicity, which is defined as the quality ...
Endemic species, in ecology, any species or other taxon whose geographic range or distribution is confined to a single given area. Although the species may inhabit a very small area, such as a single lake, or its range may extend across an entire contine
If the organism is reproductively isolated, then it is an example of neoendemism. An example would be Darwin's nine finches among the Galapagos Islands. Each island has its own endemic finch species that adapted its beak shape and size, as well as head size, to harvest a particular seed(...
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1992. Large African lakes as natural laboratories for evolution: examples from the endemic gastropod fauna of Lake Tanganyika. Mitteilungen Internationale Vereinigung fur Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie 23:85-99.Michel, A. E., Cohen, A. S., West, K., Johnston, M. R. & Kat, P. W....
Current conservation areas for giant pandas overlap all but one endemic species habitat. By protecting the home ranges of the giant panda, the essential habitat for these species is also preserved.10 Pros and Cons The benefits of using umbrella species to protect other species in a region ...
As defined by scholars in the 17th century, themedieval“feudal system” was characterized by the absence of public authority and the exercise by local lords of administrative and judicial functions formerly (and later) performed by centralized governments; general disorder andendemicconflict; and the...
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Idiosyncratic risk is a type of investment risk that is endemic to an individual asset (like a particular company's stock), a group of assets (like a particular sector), or in some cases a very specific asset class (like collateralized mortgage obligations). Idiosyncratic risk is also referred...