Chapter14.3 Flashcards

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Is the way in which individuals of a population are spread in an area or a volume

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Population dispersion

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Is a measurement of the number of individuals living Ina defined space

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population density

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Individuals may close together in groups in order to facilitate mating ,gain protection or access food resources

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Clumped dispersion

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Territoriality and intraspecies competition for limited resources lead to individuals living at specific distance from one other

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Uniform dispersion

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Individuals are spread randomly within an area or volume

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Random dispersion

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Is a generalized diagram showing the number of surviving members over time from a measured set of births

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Survivorship curve

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