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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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