Collocations withextinction

These are words often used in combination withextinction.

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brink of extinction
It is a pity that fishing has had to come almost to the brink of extinction to give us that opportunity.
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danger of extinction
That would also enable peerages which are in danger of extinction, for want of male issue, to be revitalised.
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eventual extinction
This was seen as an unnecessary burden on a productive countryside, and the party argued for their eventual extinction over a number of years.
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extinction coefficient
The molar extinction coefficient of porphyropsin was assumed to be 0.74 that of rhodopsin.
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extinction event
This is supposed to be the cause of a major mass extinction event.
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gradual extinction
Hence, gradual extinction patterns prior to a mass extinction do not necessarily eliminate catastrophic extinction hypotheses.
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local extinction
Apparently, species with smaller niches (= specialists) have less chance to survive deforestation and are more prone to local extinction than those with wider niches.
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near extinction
Finally, perhaps of less practical interest: what is the ultimate behaviour near extinction?
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on the verge of extinction
Taking this approach to its extreme, it seems that unless a musical style is on the verge of extinction, it is not authentic.
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risk of extinction
Full-sib mating also results in a substantial decrease in fitness (inbreeding depression), and thus a high risk of extinction of the population.
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threat of extinction
Thus, the existence of back mutations does not seem to rule out the threat of extinction.
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