populations

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However, the adoption of millet did not happen alongside major genetic changes, indicating local populations embraced the new crop without large scale population turnover.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

That means it takes a long time for Joshua tree populations to shift to cooler, higher-elevation areas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Several counties there have smaller populations now than they did in the 19th century.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The species had previously existed as two separated populations in northern England and Kent, before declining to a handful of plants across three sites in Kent.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Only in larger populations can the disease shift from one local area to another, thereby persisting until enough babies have been born in the originally infected area that measles can return there.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond