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Allee effect

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Allee effect: The benefit individuals gain from the presence of conspecifics. Link to a brief explanation of Allee effect.
Allele: A known variation (version) of a particular gene. Formerly called allelomorph.

 


allee effect The unfavorable consequences of undercrowding, as when populations fail to breed when numbers are below some critical density.

Warder Clyde Allee (1885-1955), American zoologist and ecologist, identified the Allee effect
Joel Asaph Allen (1838-1921), birds, mammals
George James Allman (1812-1898), British naturalist
Prospero Alpini (1553-1617), Italian botanist ...

See also: Mutation, Organ, Origin, Protein, Stoma

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