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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Refuge hypothesis"”.
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A Test of the Area of Refuge Hypothesis in Indo-Pacific Marine Biogeography
… richness. This is the basis for the area of refuge hypothesis that attempts to explain the global maxima of species richness found in the Coral Triangle, the area encompassing mostly the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. This species-area effect also has habitat heterogeneity as a …
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The effects of salinity on the cutaneous microbiome and pathogen infection on the Pacific Tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) in Monterey Bay, California, USA
… performances for amphibian survival. The salt refuge hypothesis, however, is a proposed explanation that higher saline environments may reduce susceptibility to pathogens such as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). The Moro Cojo Slough State Marine Reserve (MCSSMR) (California, USA) is known …
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Resource selection, movement patterns, and survival of post-fledging grassland birds in Missouri
… micro-scale, there was support for the predation hypothesis (both species) and the thermal refuge hypothesis (dickcissels only). Woody cover (both species) and vegetation height (meadowlarks) had the highest relative importance across years. At the landscape scale, uniformly shrubby prairies, …