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Allee effect

Allee effect noun: the negative population growth observed at low population densities.

Noun

Allee effect (plural Allee effects)

  1. The negative population growth observed at low population densities.

Forms of Allee effect

pluralAllee effects

Origin of Allee effect

From Warder Clyde Allee, American ecologist.

Questions about Allee effect

What does Allee effect mean?
Allee effect means the negative population growth observed at low population densities.
What part of speech is Allee effect?
Allee effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Allee effect?
The plural of Allee effect is Allee effects.

Words near Allee effect in the dictionary

  1. alledge
  2. alledged
  3. alledges
  4. alledging
  5. allee
  6. Allee effect
  7. Allee effects
  8. allee-oops
  9. Alleena
  10. allees
  11. Allegan

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