"Extinction, Biological" 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.
The ceasing of existence of a species or taxonomic groups of organisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D053476
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Extinction, Biological- Extinction, Biological
- Biological Extinction
- Biological Extinctions
- Extinctions, Biological
Extinction, Mass- Extinction, Mass
- Extinctions, Mass
- Mass Extinctions
- Mass Extinction
Extinction, Species- Extinction, Species
- Extinctions, Species
- Species Extinctions
- Species Extinction
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extinction, Biological" by people in Profiles.
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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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Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature. 2023 10; 622(7982):308-314.
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Reorganization of surviving mammal communities after the end-Pleistocene megafaunal extinction. Science. 2019 09 20; 365(6459):1305-1308.
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The changing role of mammal life histories in Late Quaternary extinction vulnerability on continents and islands. Biol Lett. 2016 06; 12(6).
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Resurrection of DNA function in vivo from an extinct genome. PLoS One. 2008 May 21; 3(5):e2240.
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Ovarian and testicular tissue xenografting: its potential for germline preservation of companion animals, non-domestic and endangered species. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2007; 19(6):771-82.