"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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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extinction, Biological" by people in Profiles.
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A transmissible cancer shifts from emergence to endemism in Tasmanian devils. Science. 2020 12 11; 370(6522).
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Imposed mutational meltdown as an antiviral strategy. Evolution. 2020 12; 74(12):2549-2559.
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Here today, gone tomorrow. Science. 2020 10 09; 370(6513):149.
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Emerging infectious disease and the challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 08 12; 287(1932):20201039.
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Confronting the Upstream Causes of COVID-19 and Other Epidemics to Follow. Int J Health Serv. 2021 Jan; 51(1):55-58.
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Extinct-in-the-wild species' last stand. Science. 2020 07 31; 369(6503):516.
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Analogies and lessons from COVID-19 for tackling the extinction and climate crises. Curr Biol. 2020 09 07; 30(17):R969-R971.
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Introducing the 21st Century's New Four Horsemen of the Coronapocalypse. Bioessays. 2020 Jul; 42(7):e2000063.
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Vertebrates on the brink as indicators of biological annihilation and the sixth mass extinction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 06 16; 117(24):13596-13602.
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A butterfly flaps its wings: Extinction of biological experience and the origins of allergy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2020 11; 125(5):528-534.