Explain how genetic drift caused egg hatching to decrease in the late 1980s and 1990.  b) Why did hatching improve following translocations?  c) What are the general effects of gene flow between populations

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a) Explain how genetic drift caused egg hatching to decrease in the late 1980s and 1990. 

b) Why did hatching improve following translocations? 

c) What are the general effects of gene flow between populations 

100
Eggs hatched (%)
80
60
40
20
16
5
1963
NO
5
Ho
11
28
28
न
1970
30
15
15
TB
1310
9
9
2
7
1
1980
Year
NH
8
6
96
1990
10
H
3
1997
200
150
100
50
Prairie-chicken cocks
Figure 2. The greater prairie chicken's numbers in Illinois plummeted during the late 20th
century (triangles). During this period, the percentage of eggs that hatched successfully
(circles) also decreased. Following translocations from other states, hatching improved.
Transcribed Image Text:100 Eggs hatched (%) 80 60 40 20 16 5 1963 NO 5 Ho 11 28 28 न 1970 30 15 15 TB 1310 9 9 2 7 1 1980 Year NH 8 6 96 1990 10 H 3 1997 200 150 100 50 Prairie-chicken cocks Figure 2. The greater prairie chicken's numbers in Illinois plummeted during the late 20th century (triangles). During this period, the percentage of eggs that hatched successfully (circles) also decreased. Following translocations from other states, hatching improved.
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