This has led Professor Potts to speculate that "his" hominid was part of a single population containing both large and small individuals.
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"Coupled with recent genetic data, our finding indicates that the Atlantic population -- and perhaps the world population -- are connected and may constitute a single population, " Skomal said.
CNN: Scientists discover winter home of world's second-biggest fish
Many of the most critically affected species are found in China, including Magnolia phanerophlebia, of which only around 200 trees are estimated to exist in the wild and Magnolia sinica, believed to have a single population of fewer than 10 mature trees.
The march of globalisation will create a single mega-population of people on the planet in which more and more viruses have the potential to survive and thrive.
No other democracy sought to manage so large a population through a single parliament.
Within a single decade, Africa's total elephant population was reduced by more than 50 percent, from an estimated 1, 300, 000 to 600, 000.
One family in five in social housing is headed by a single parent, triple the percentage of the population at large.
While there is no doubt that wind, solar and geothermal have ample energy to power the planet--the sunlight that hits Earth in a single hour contains enough energy to fuel the human population for a year--they will need years to mature before they reach anything approaching their potential.
Meanwhile, new specialized master's programs appeal to students, particularly those from China, eager to delve deeper into a single subject and gain a credential to compete with the growing population of educated young adults, without taking much time out of the workforce.
"Our population is highly illiterate and so having two churches using a single generic name can cause confusion, " says a statement from the Office of the Registrar General.
If the population of America's jails was cut in half in a single year, you'd probably have heard about it.
It "paves the way" for the creation of a single ambulance service, with a workforce of about 4, 000, serving a resident population of more than 5.3 million people.
BBC: South West ambulance merger approved by health secretary
We think it is reasonable to assume high single-digit revenue growth for Lincare for the foreseeable future, aided by its competitive position and a population that is not only aging but living longer as well.
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