For Several Small Populations to Be Maintained Within a Metapopulation

question 106

Multiple Choice

For several small populations to be maintained within a metapopulation without extinctions, which factor must be present among the populations?

• A) Common ancestry
• B) Same r and K values
• C) Geographic proximity
• D) A healthy source population
• E) At least three sink populations

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