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One consequence of an expanding human population is thefragmentation of other species ranges. Describe the majorconsequences of habitat fragmentation in terms of populationgenetic variation and extinction probability. Contrast theconsequences of current habitat fragmentation with the vicarianceevents that occurred during the Pleistocene

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