Sentences with phrase «hybridization rates»

Regardless of whether hybridization rates may increase, at least for polar bears any effect they might have on population welfare pale by comparison to the loss of habitat and subsequent loss of foraging ability.

A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications investigates hybridization between Mallards and Mottled Ducks, a species specially adapted for life in Gulf Coast marshes, and finds that while hybridization rates are currently low, human activity could cause them to rise in the future.

Not exact matches

The researchers then compared survival rates and physical characteristics to determine whether hybridization affects a fish's potential to adapt after multiple generations of natural selection in the wild.

Third, hybridization is spreading upstream in the system via continent — island and stepping - stone invasion, and hybrids have higher straying rates than non-hybridized westslope cutthroat trout, further promoting the spread of hybridization (Boyer et al. 2008).

Another distinctive genetic feature of mucosal melanoma is its high rate of copy number and structural variants, demonstrated both by array - based comparative genomic hybridization and whole - genome sequencing.

Based on U.S. government efficiency ratings, the top - five are regular full hybrids — not the «mild» variety — proving that full hybrid technology is the most efficient compared to other hybridization efforts.