"Extinction, Biological" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ceasing of existence of a species or taxonomic groups of organisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D053476
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Extinction, Biological- Extinction, Biological
- Biological Extinction
- Biological Extinctions
- Extinctions, Biological
Extinction, Mass- Extinction, Mass
- Extinctions, Mass
- Mass Extinctions
- Mass Extinction
Extinction, Species- Extinction, Species
- Extinctions, Species
- Species Extinctions
- Species Extinction
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extinction, Biological" by people in Profiles.
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The evolutionary past and the uncertain future of foundational species. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 08 16; 119(33):e2211134119.
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Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy. Nature. 2022 07; 607(7920):726-731.
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Living fast in the Triassic: New data on life history in Lystrosaurus (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) from northeastern Pangea. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0259369.
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Museum genomics reveals the Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was a distinct species driven to extinction. Biol Lett. 2021 07; 17(7):20210123.
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Evolutionary and phylogenetic insights from a nuclear genome sequence of the extinct, giant, "subfossil" koala lemur Megaladapis edwardsi. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 06 29; 118(26).
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Mesozoic cupules and the origin of the angiosperm second integument. Nature. 2021 06; 594(7862):223-226.
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Evidence from South Africa for a protracted end-Permian extinction on land. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 04 27; 118(17).
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The Origin of the Legumes is a Complex Paleopolyploid Phylogenomic Tangle Closely Associated with the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) Mass Extinction Event. Syst Biol. 2021 04 15; 70(3):508-526.
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Temperature-Dependent Competitive Outcomes between the Fruit Flies Drosophila santomea and Drosophila yakuba. Am Nat. 2021 03; 197(3):312-323.
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Repeated evolution of durophagy during ichthyosaur radiation after mass extinction indicated by hidden dentition. Sci Rep. 2020 05 08; 10(1):7798.