Sentences with phrase «isolated breeding population»
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«What that means is that each dog breed is like a little Iceland — an isolated population that allows us to simplify a complicated genetic problem.»
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Certainly possible in Australia where there are large areas of relatively undisturbed forest with plenty of potential prey... there have been consistent sightings in the Blue Mountains area west of Sydney over many decades which suggest that rather than just an isolated zoo escapee or over grown pet there may be a breeding population, which would be a bit of a worry for us bush walkers!
However, dog breeds generally are characterized by closed breeding and relatively isolated populations, often with a small number of founders and popular sires whose gene pool is overrepresented in modern - day progeny.
The Falklands population could provide a link between these two populations, but it appears to be almost isolated during the breeding season.
The Falklands population could provide a link between the two larger populations of the breeding stock, namely those of South Georgia and the Valdes Peninsula, but it appears to be almost isolated from these two populations during the breeding season.
[10] The California breeding population is now demographically isolated from the population in Baja California.
The population now stands at 125 animals and is considered an important genetic resource due to its island heritage, which kept it isolated from other breeds and forced it to adapt to adverse conditions.
They breed strictly amongst their isolated community and at high rates, with no regard to population control.