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ecology exam 2 Flashcards

1
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definition of biological evolution

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descent with modification

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founder of taxonomy and binomial nomenclature, groupings off overall similarity

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Linnean system of classification

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King Philip Came Over For Good Soup
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

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Paleontology and geology showed proof of what

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evolution over time (and extinction)

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Lamarck’s Theory of evolution

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adaptations towards perfection passed down to young based on use and disuse

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what is natural selection

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individuals in a population are phenotypically variable, which influences how well they acquire resources and therefore their reproductive success

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what is the extinct species that’s fossils show the transition from older species to what is found today

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transitional forms

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8
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similar characteristics due to relatedness

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homologies

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9
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same structure, common ancestry, occasionally different function

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structural homology

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10
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structures arise from the same embryonic structures and are morphologically similar

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developmental homologies

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11
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similarity resulting from convergent evolution

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analogies

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12
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features present on organism from ancestors but now serve no purpose

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vestigial structure

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13
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desired traits are selected for purposefully by an outside force

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artificial selection

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14
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schedule of organism’s growth, development, reproduction, and survival

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life history

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15
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number of female offspring produced by each female

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fecundity

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16
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number of reproductive episodes an organism experiences

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parity

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17
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time and energy given to an offspring by its parents

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parental investment

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18
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life span of an organism

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longevity

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19
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long time to sexual maturity, long life span, low number of offspring, high parental investment

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slow life history (K species)

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short time to sexual maturity, short life span, high number of offspring, little parental investment

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fast life history (r species)

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21
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reproduction in which offspring inherit DNA from two parents

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sexual reproduction

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22
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reproduction mechanism in which offspring inherit DNA from a single parent

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asexual reproduction

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23
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form of asexual reproduction where individual is produced from nonsexual tissues of a parent

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vegetative reproduction

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form of asexual reproduction where an embryo is produced without fertilization

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parthenogenesis

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25
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costs of sexual reproduction

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sexual organs require considerable energy
mating behaviors require time and energy

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benefits of sexual reproduction

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purging mutations
coping with environmental variation
possibly useful variations produced in offspring

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27
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sexual selection allows hosts to evolve at a rate that counters the rapid evolution of parasites

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red queen hypothesis

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28
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individuals possess male and female reproductive functions at the same time

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simultaneous hermaphrodites

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29
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individuals that possess male or female reproductive function and then switch to the other

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sequential hermaphrodites

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30
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when sex is determined largely by environment (phenotypic plasticity where the phenotype is sex)

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environmental sex determination

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31
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when the rarer phenotype in a population is favored by natural selection

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frequency dependent selection

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32
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individuals mate with multiple partners, no social bonds formed

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promiscuity

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33
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one individual forms a long-term social bond with multiple partners

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polygamy

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34
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male mates with more than one female (w social bonds)

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polygyny

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35
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female mates with more than one male (w social bonds)

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polyandry

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36
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social bond between male and female persists through period necessary to rear offspring

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monogamy

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37
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when an individual that has a social bond with a mate also breeds with other individuals

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extra pair copulation

38
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when one partner prevents the other from participating in extra pair copulation

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mate gaurding

39
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difference in phenotype between males and females of the same species

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sexual dimorphism

40
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selection for preference of a sexual trait and selection for that trait continue to reinforce each other

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runaway sexual selection

41
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the greater the handicap an individual carries, the greater its ability must be to offset that trait

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the handicap principle

42
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pattern of density and spacing of individuals in a population

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spatial structure

43
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range of abiotic conditions a species can live in

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fundamental niche

44
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range of abiotic and biotic conditions a species can live in

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realized niche

45
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measure of total area covered by a population

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geographic range

46
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limits to range

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physical barriers
climate
altitude
food
water
competitors

47
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process of determining the suitable habitat conditions for a species

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ecological niche modeling

48
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range of ecological conditions that are predicted to be suitable for a species

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ecological envelope

49
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number of individuals per unit area or volume

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population density

50
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spacing of individuals with respect to one another within geographic range of a population

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dispersion

51
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individuals aggregate in groups

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clustered dispersion

52
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when each individual maintains a uniform distance from neighbors

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spaced dispersion

53
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when positions of individuals is independent of other individuals

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random dispersion

54
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movement of individuals from one area to another

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dispersal

55
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surveys define the boundaries of an area or volume and then count all of the individuals in the space

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area and volume based surveys

56
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surveys that count the number of individuals observed as one moves along a line

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line transect surveys

57
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average distance an individual moves from where it was born to where it reproduces

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lifetime dispersal distance

58
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absence of a population from suitable habitat because of barriers to dispersal

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dispersal limitation

59
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types of barriers

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physiological
ecological
behavioral

60
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common physiological barriers

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land-water
salinity
temp

61
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ecological barriers

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predation
competition

62
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behavioral barriers

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ability to select suitable habitat
ex birds unable to fly long distances won’t cross open areas

63
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favorable habitat connecting larger ones

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corridors

64
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blocks or slows passage of organisms

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filters

65
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severe barrier that permits rare dispersals

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sweepstake routes

66
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when individuals distribute themselves among different habitats in a way that allows them to have the same per capita benefit

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ideal free distribution

67
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when a large population is broken up into smaller groups that live in isolate patches

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subpopulations

68
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model describes a scenario in which there are patches of suitable habitat embedded within a matrix of unsuitable habitat; all suitable patches are assumed to be of equal quality

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basic metapopulation model

69
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population model accounts for the fact that not all patches of suitable habitat are of equal quality

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source-sink metapopulation model

70
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subpopulations that serve as a source of dispersers within a metapopulation

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source subpopulation

71
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in low quality habitats, subpopulations that rely on outside dispersers to maintain the subpopulation within a metapopulation

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sink subpopulation

72
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population model takes into account quality of suitable patches, as well as the quality of the surrounding matrix (most realistic)

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landscape metapopulation model

73
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why might natural selection not produce a “perfectly engineered” trait

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lack of necessary genetic variation
constraints due to history
trade offs

74
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things had to evolve from somewhere, resulting in some less efficient ways of functioning, but getting the job done nonetheless

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jury rigged design

75
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study of birth rates, death rates, immigration, emigration, which determine size and structure of populations through time

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demography

76
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two factors that influence population dynamics

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environmental stress
changes in environmental conditions

77
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factors affecting population

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size
density
dispersion
age distribution

78
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inherent reproductive capacity

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biotic potential

79
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rate at which a population would grow if it had unlimited resources

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intrinsic rate of increase

80
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first portion of an exponential or logistical growth curve

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lag phase

81
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any factor in environment that limits carrying capacity

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environmental resistence

82
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4 main limiting factors

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raw material availability
energy availability
waste accumulation and disposal
organism interaction

83
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minimum number of individuals needed to support a breeding population

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minimum viable population

84
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when the rate of population growth increases as population density increases

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positive density dependence

85
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controlled by density dependent factors

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k strategists

86
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controlled by density independent factors

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r strategists

87
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tables that contain class-specific survival and fecundity data

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life tables

88
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life table that follows a group of individuals born at the same time from birth to death of the last individual

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cohort life table

89
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life table that quantifies the survival and fecundity of all individuals in a population during a single time interval

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static life table

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