For example, the per capita risk of predation is smaller in large prey populations than small prey populations (Dennis 1989, Gascoigne and Lipcius 2004). It is also known that the presence of ...

Population is far from the seemingly innocuous and bland topic of "people." We're not just talking people. We're talking the ...

The first wave of extinctions targeted large vertebrates hunted by hunter-gatherers. The second, larger wave began 10,000 years ago as the discovery of agriculture caused a population boom and a need ...