"Population Density" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Number of individuals in a population relative to space.
| Descriptor ID |
D011156
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.224.600 N06.850.505.400.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Population Density- Population Density
- Densities, Population
- Density, Population
- Population Densities
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Population Density".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Population Density" by people in this website by year, and whether "Population Density" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Population Density" by people in Profiles.
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Oshinubi K, Hepp CM, Chen Y, Doerry E, Busser N, Townsend J, Will J, Ruberto I, Kretschmer M, Mihaljevic J. Accounting for spatial variation in weather factors predicts spatial variations in Culex quinquefasciatus abundance in the Desert Southwest. Parasit Vectors. 2026 Mar 11; 19(1).
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Vera AJ, Soliz AG, Vera KR, Ortega OJ, Karki CB, Su X, Lavretsky P, de la Mora-Covarrubia A, Watts DM. Meteorological Effects on the Abundance of West Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors in Two Communities Located on the Texas-Mexico Border in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2025 Dec; 25(12):761-772.
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Vera AJ, Soliz AG, Vera KR, Ortega OJ, Jeon S, Su X, de la Mora-Covarubbias A, Lavretsky P, Watts DM. Environmental influences on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) population densities across 2 urban communities on the U.S.-Mexico border. J Med Entomol. 2025 Mar 17; 62(2):449-457.
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Smith BT, Gehara M, Harvey MG. The demography of extinction in eastern North American birds. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 02 10; 288(1944):20201945.
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Polivka CM, Mihaljevic JR, Dwyer G. Use of a mechanistic growth model in evaluating post-restoration habitat quality for juvenile salmonids. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0234072.
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Sumampow TCP, Shekelle M, Beier P, Walker FM, Hepp CM. Identifying genetic relationships among tarsier populations in the islands of Bunaken National Park and mainland Sulawesi. PLoS One. 2020; 15(3):e0230014.
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Mauck DE, Fennie KP, Iba?ez GE, Fenkl EA, Sheehan DM, Maddox LM, Spencer EC, Trepka MJ. Estimating the size of HIV-negative MSM population that would benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis in Florida. Ann Epidemiol. 2020 04; 44:52-56.
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Stratton CA, Hodgdon EA, Zuckerman SG, Shelton AM, Chen YH. A Single Swede Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Larva Can Render Cauliflower Unmarketable. J Insect Sci. 2018 May 01; 18(3).
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Mihaljevic JR, Hoye BJ, Johnson PTJ. Parasite metacommunities: Evaluating the roles of host community composition and environmental gradients in structuring symbiont communities within amphibians. J Anim Ecol. 2018 03; 87(2):354-368.
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Cain DN, Mirzayi C, Rendina HJ, Ventuneac A, Grov C, Parsons JT. Mediating Effects of Social Support and Internalized Homonegativity on the Association Between Population Density and Mental Health Among Gay and Bisexual Men. LGBT Health. 2017 10; 4(5):352-359.