EXTINCTION RISK. “If specialists occupy a narrow niche, they often also occupy smaller ranges, and endemics are more susceptible to extinction. While some data suggest that the evolution of specialization is associated with evolutionary success in plants, habitat specialization is correlated with increased extinction risk in birds and bumblebees.”
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1795/20142004.short
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Nigel Fleming
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