The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 181National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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Page 126
... population explode - a catastrophe for the lions . Sore - ridden 1962 fly victims fled to the trees. small . Nearly a hundred lions live on the crater floor , but only about 30 of these are adults . When we took over from the Bygotts in ...
... population explode - a catastrophe for the lions . Sore - ridden 1962 fly victims fled to the trees. small . Nearly a hundred lions live on the crater floor , but only about 30 of these are adults . When we took over from the Bygotts in ...
Page 127
... population of 70 was reduced to a handful . Noses show distinctive pink- or mottled blotches in young . In addition , the level of in- breeding in the crater had been raised by the unusual success of a single coalition of six males ...
... population of 70 was reduced to a handful . Noses show distinctive pink- or mottled blotches in young . In addition , the level of in- breeding in the crater had been raised by the unusual success of a single coalition of six males ...
Page 133
... population has been subject to close inbreeding since 1969 , about five lion generations . With complete reproductive records of the population since 1963 , we could test whether inbreeding has lowered the productivity of the population ...
... population has been subject to close inbreeding since 1969 , about five lion generations . With complete reproductive records of the population since 1963 , we could test whether inbreeding has lowered the productivity of the population ...
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