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Deep in, one study suggested 10,000 to 14,000 individuals are needed to ensure a diverse and sustainable population when the destination is reached. Elsewhere i
by russfink 6y ago
Deep in, one study suggested 10,000 to 14,000 individuals are needed to ensure a diverse and sustainable population when the destination is reached. Elsewhere in the paper, it discusses models of childbearing, ages, etc. However, is there any model that captures the possibility that many of these 10,000's can be frozen embryos, gestated at intervals within live females, to achieve diversity without having to build egregious (vs just plain large) ships?
- shrubble 6y agoDidn't the current population of Iceland come from some 360 or 400 people?
- eesmith 6y agohttps://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/1028 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/1028 > Settlers in Iceland are thought to number ~8,000 to 16,000 individuals, with the population rarely exceeding 50,000 until 1850 (3), after which there was a rapid expansion to its current size of 330,000.