Fluctuating asymmetry of the Oriental fruit fly (Dacus dorsalis) during the process of its extinction from the Okinawa Islands
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Eradicating the Oriental fruit fly from the Okinawa Islands of Japan provides a data set to analyze the appearance of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in a species. The eradication program lasted from 1977 to 1982, and increasing deviations in the bilateral symmetry of fruit fly populations during that period suggests is a useful indicator of stress.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1998
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High rates of extinction and threat in poorly studied taxa
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The disparity in the rates of species extinction among different taxa appears to be an artefact. It is probably caused by sampling biases that produce artificially low rates in species that are not well-studied.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
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