lecture 34 - population ecology Flashcards
1
Q
What is a population?
A
A group of organisms living in the same place at a given time
2
Q
What features of a population can we look at?
A
size, range, density
important factors - rates of reproduction, death, migration
3
Q
What is a semelparous life cycle?
A
annual, overlapping
eg insects reproduce once then die
cohort life table
4
Q
What is an iteroparous life cycle?
A
continuous, overlapping
eg trees reproduce many times
static life table
