There is a spectrum of opinion about the broad risks facing species.
Characterizing the distribution of threats facing species is a crucial, first step toward designing effective conservation strategy.
Moreover, it is a demonstration that the animal morphological traits affecting human behavior towards these animals may affect success of not only individuals, but also species (when facing species selection caused by human pressure).
Thereafter, the king and prince muse on the lessons for the genetic crisis facing their species.
Evolution sculpts the olfactory nervous system in response to the unique sensory challenges facing each species.
Perhaps the greatest threat facing this species is the potential loss of water flow.
The most severe threats facing the species are the wildlife trade (trapping for exotic pets and use in traditional medicine) and deforestation.
To be effective, signals must evolve within the context of the environmental, perceptual, sexual, and social selection pressures facing a species [5] [9].
Thermal exposure is a serious and growing challenge facing fish species worldwide.
One of the biggest threats facing amphibian species and population survival worldwide is the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (1, 2 ).
