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+ | [[Image:200px-School_of_reef_fish_at_Rapture_Reef,_French_Frigate_Shoals.jpg|300px|right|A group of squirrelfish (''Holocentrus ascensionis'') that are shoaling, not schooling: though swimming as a group, their speed and direction are not synchronised. This is a typical example of a marine population. | ||
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+ | {{Definition|title=Population|definition=A population is a group of individuals of one [[species]] that live in the same geographical area at the same time.<ref name="solomon">Solomon, E. P., Berg, L. R., & Martin, D. W. (2002). Biology, sixth edition. (N. Rose, Ed.). Stamford, CT: Thomson Learning.</ref>}} | ||
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− | + | The area that is used to define the population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals from other areas. Normally breeding is substantially more common within the area than across the border. | |
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Latest revision as of 14:34, 3 March 2022
Notes
The area that is used to define the population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals from other areas. Normally breeding is substantially more common within the area than across the border.
References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish
- ↑ Solomon, E. P., Berg, L. R., & Martin, D. W. (2002). Biology, sixth edition. (N. Rose, Ed.). Stamford, CT: Thomson Learning.
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