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Science 27 November 1998:
Vol. 282. no. 5394, p. 1609
DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5394.1609h
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Understanding the consequences of small population size is essential for conserving biodiversity. Westemeier et al. (p. 1695; see the Perspective by Soulé and Mills) chart the decline of a once common grassland bird of the midwestern United States--the greater prairie chicken--by demonstrating the links between small population size, isolation, fitness loss, and decreased genetic variation. They also report the probable saving of the population by supplementing their numbers from large, genetically diverse populations.




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