"Population Density" 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.
Number of individuals in a population relative to space.
| Descriptor ID |
D011156
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.224.600 N06.850.505.400.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Population Density- Population Density
- Densities, Population
- Density, Population
- Population Densities
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Population Density" by people in this website by year, and whether "Population Density" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Population Density" by people in Profiles.
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Extinction vortices are driven more by a shortage of beneficial mutations than by deleterious mutation accumulation. Proc Biol Sci. 2026 06 03; 293(2072).
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Habitat use, selection, and population density of chameleon communities (Calumma spp.) in the fragmented central highlands forests of Madagascar. BMC Ecol Evol. 2025 12 10; 25(1):137.
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Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 Nov; 9(11):2002-2013.
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Social dynamics and behavior of zoo-housed red-footed tortoises at different housing densities. Behav Processes. 2025 Sep; 231:105242.
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The TMRCA of general genealogies in populations with deterministically varying size. Theor Popul Biol. 2025 10; 165:1-9.
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Detecting deviations from Kingman coalescence using 2-site frequency spectra. Genetics. 2025 04 17; 229(4).
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Understanding how restoration reduces competition for habitat by combining theory, observation, and experiment. Ecol Appl. 2024 Dec; 34(8):e3033.
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Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes. Nature. 2024 05; 629(8013):851-860.
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Whole genome sequencing reveals stepping-stone dispersal buffered against founder effects in a range expanding seabird. Mol Ecol. 2024 03; 33(6):e17282.
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Properties of 2-locus genealogies and linkage disequilibrium in temporally structured samples. Genetics. 2022 05 05; 221(1).