L20 Flashcards

1
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Population

A

Organisms of the same group or species who live in a particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding

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2
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Population grow either___

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Continuously or in discrete time intervals

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3
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Exponential growth

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In exponential growth reproduction is continuous… think lecture bacteria, yeast, fruit flies

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4
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Allen effect

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Decrease in per capital fitness at extremely low densities

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5
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Life Tables

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Population structure
Inferences about life history

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6
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Cohort

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A group of individuals who share a certain characteristics, in this case it will be age

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