L20 Flashcards
1
Q
Population
A
Organisms of the same group or species who live in a particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding
2
Q
Population grow either___
A
Continuously or in discrete time intervals
3
Q
Exponential growth
A
In exponential growth reproduction is continuous… think lecture bacteria, yeast, fruit flies
4
Q
Allen effect
A
Decrease in per capital fitness at extremely low densities
5
Q
Life Tables
A
Population structure
Inferences about life history
6
Q
Cohort
A
A group of individuals who share a certain characteristics, in this case it will be age
