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In the photos below, Lewis’ Jolly Ball, a favorite toy, is hanging in the tree behind me. He is using a variety of behaviors to remedy the situation. This is typical of an extinction process, where the variability of behavior increases. It is a dilutedextinction burst. I call it dilute...
The vaquita, found only in the Gulf of California, faces extinction because of illegal gillnets set for totoaba fish. Dr. Aburto Oropeza is focused on saving them by creating new conservation methods. Working with locals and officials, she aims to safeguard the vaquitas. Her research maps va...
Extinction can result in undesirable side effects.One is called a response burst, which is when the response temporarily increases in amount, magnitude, or duration before becoming extinct. Another is response variability, which often includes the development of other problematic behaviors to get the ...