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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

population explosion (population eruption) A sudden rapid increase in size of the population of a species or genus. The most violent explosions occur when a species is introduced into a new locality where it finds unexploited resources of suitable food, shelter, etc., and a lack of negative controls such as predators or parasites. See r-SELECTION.

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