"Endangered Species" 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.
An animal or plant species in danger of extinction. Causes can include human activity, changing climate, or change in predator/prey ratios.
| Descriptor ID |
D056727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.050.565 G16.500.275.157.049.250 J01.256.214 N06.230.080.200 N06.230.124.049.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Endangered Species" by people in Profiles.
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Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse. Science. 2025 Aug 21; 389(6762):835-839.
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Chromosome-length genome assembly of the critically endangered Mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci): a resource for conservation and comparative genomics. G3 (Bethesda). 2025 Jul 09; 15(7).
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Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets. Science. 2025 Jun 05; 388(6751):1086-1097.
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A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla. Sci Data. 2025 May 22; 12(1):842.
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Identifying priority sites for whale shark ship collision management globally. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jul 15; 934:172776.
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Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature. 2023 10; 622(7982):308-314.
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Chromosome-length genome assembly and karyotype of the endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). J Hered. 2023 08 23; 114(5):539-548.
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Genome-wide diversity in the California condor tracks its prehistoric abundance and decline. Curr Biol. 2021 07 12; 31(13):2939-2946.e5.
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Defining priority areas for blue whale conservation and investigating overlap with vessel traffic in Chilean Patagonia, using a fast-fitting movement model. Sci Rep. 2021 02 01; 11(1):2709.
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Chromosomal-level genome assembly of the scimitar-horned oryx: Insights into diversity and demography of a species extinct in the wild. Mol Ecol Resour. 2020 Nov; 20(6):1668-1681.