subpopulation
noun
sub·pop·u·la·tion
ˈsəb-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən 
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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McInnes and the team believes that these outer coast whales are a distinct subpopulation that has developed these hunting techniques in such a deep water habitat.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
The endangered subpopulation of turtles near Armila happens to nest just 125 to 150 nautical miles east of the traffic jams of colossal freighters at the entrance to the Panama Canal.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
They are awarded based on student and subpopulation scores in state or nationally normed assessments, as well as graduation rates.
—Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
Impact of emissions Researchers looked at polar bear subpopulations that had experienced at least 10 years with ice-free seasons from 1979 — when satellite imagery of sea ice first became available — to 2020.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
Steller sea lions are split into two subpopulations — eastern and western, divided at 144 degrees of longitude.
—Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
Polar bears, which occur in 19 subpopulations throughout the Arctic, rely on sea ice to hunt for seals.
—Tammy Webber, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
One is that the killer whales have invented a new fad, something that subpopulations of these members of the dolphin family are known to do.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
The Iberian orca is a subpopulation of the Atlantic orca population.
—USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
The endangered subpopulation of turtles near Armila happens to nest just 125 to 150 nautical miles east of the traffic jams of colossal freighters at the entrance to the Panama Canal.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
They are awarded based on student and subpopulation scores in state or nationally normed assessments, as well as graduation rates.
—Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
Impact of emissions Researchers looked at polar bear subpopulations that had experienced at least 10 years with ice-free seasons from 1979 — when satellite imagery of sea ice first became available — to 2020.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
Steller sea lions are split into two subpopulations — eastern and western, divided at 144 degrees of longitude.
—Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
Polar bears, which occur in 19 subpopulations throughout the Arctic, rely on sea ice to hunt for seals.
—Tammy Webber, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
One is that the killer whales have invented a new fad, something that subpopulations of these members of the dolphin family are known to do.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
The Iberian orca is a subpopulation of the Atlantic orca population.
—USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
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subpopulation
noun
sub·pop·u·la·tion
ˈsəb-ˌpäp-yə-ˈlā-shən
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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