Definition for Difference between revisions of "Allee effect"
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The phenomenon that some individuals will fail to mate successfully purely by chance, for example, because of the failure to find a mate. | The phenomenon that some individuals will fail to mate successfully purely by chance, for example, because of the failure to find a mate. | ||
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| + | '''Component Allee effect''' is the positive relationship between any measurable component of individual fitness and population density. | ||
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| + | '''Demographic Allee effect''' is the positive relationship between the overall individual fitness and population density. | ||
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| + | '''Strong Allee effect''' is a demographic Allee effect with a critical population size or density | ||
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| + | '''Weak Allee effect''' is a demographic Allee effect without a critical population size or density | ||
Latest revision as of 13:59, 15 October 2014
The phenomenon that some individuals will fail to mate successfully purely by chance, for example, because of the failure to find a mate.
Component Allee effect is the positive relationship between any measurable component of individual fitness and population density.
Demographic Allee effect is the positive relationship between the overall individual fitness and population density.
Strong Allee effect is a demographic Allee effect with a critical population size or density
Weak Allee effect is a demographic Allee effect without a critical population size or density