Reference no: EM132934736

An area that was once covered in fields of wildflowers was converted to a sprawling shopping plaza and parking lot. You are concerned for a local butterfly species, which is now restricted to a few patches of wildflower habitat left intact by the developers. These butterflies are rarely successful at navigating the paved landscape between habitat patches.

1. Based on the image below, which butterfly population is most likely to go extinct? Justify your choice. 
2. How can habitat fragmentation lead to speciation?
3. Based on what you learned of metapopulations, suggest a conservation measure to reduce
4. the likelihood of any of these patches going extinct. If this conservation measure was implemented, would the likelihood of speciation increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.