Cheetah Populations Around the World Have Very Low Effective Population

question 202

Essay

Cheetah populations around the world have very low effective population sizes and low genetic diversity.Relate these factors to the concept of an "extinction vortex," and explain how this concept might apply to future cheetah populations.

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