Negotiating Bottlenecks

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These bottlenecks are population bottlenecks.

They are situations where a species, or groups of species:

• Suffer a constricted reproductive pool.
• Have a reduced capacity to cope with and adapt to changes and stresses.
• Have a heightened risk of extinction.

Successful transitions through such risks:

• Open the door to many generations of humans. Think of the conversations!
• Enable the continuation of companion surviving species, providing no end of marvels, and fascinating company for our descendants.

Negotiating Bottlenecks website was opened to public view in May 2026. It is published by Evan Audley, who is based in Auckland, New Zealand. N.B. An example of a species that has been through a bottleneck is the cheetah. Excelling in sprinting may help with the next meal. But when microbes come to make a meal of the cheetah, a diverse range of immune responses is the best way for at least some to survive. Jim says the bottleneck is why cheetahs are long and thin shaped.

vases have bottlenecks too