subpopulation
noun
sub·pop·u·la·tion
ˈsəb-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən 
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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In 2015, biologists counted 180 males in the Jackson Hole subpopulation.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
There are three subpopulations of youth consumers of drugs that may lead to OD behavior.
—Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river—where an individual fish is born—and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group.
—Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river – where an individual fish is born – and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group.
—Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
There are three subpopulations of youth consumers of drugs that may lead to OD behavior.
—Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river—where an individual fish is born—and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group.
—Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river – where an individual fish is born – and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group.
—Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Subpopulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subpopulation. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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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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