Bottleneck

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Definition of Bottleneck:
Bottleneck is a sudden decrease of the population in size, usually due to adverse environmental factors. During bottlenecks, a population shrinks temporarily and therefore loses genetic variation. Bottlenecks also result from alterations in gene flow such as decreased migration, expansions into new habitats, or population subdivision.[1]
This is the common definition for Bottleneck, other definitions can be discussed in the article


See Wikipedia article Population bottleneck for further details.


References

  1. Solomon, E. P., Berg, L. R., & Martin, D. W. (2002). Biology, sixth edition. (N. Rose, Ed.). Stamford, CT: Thomson Learning.



The main author of this article is Stamoulis, Antonios
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Citation: Stamoulis, Antonios (2020): Bottleneck. Available from http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Bottleneck [accessed on 28-03-2024]