Age-dependent extinction (IMAGE)

University of Kansas

Age-dependent extinction

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Younger species are generally at greater risk of extinction. A new model from the University of Kansas shows this newer finding of age-dependent extinction while also emphasizing the importance of zero-sum competition in explaining extinction, as in the older Red Queen theory.

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Saulsbury et al

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