Life Tables and Population Structure Flashcards
1
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Life tables are used to visualize:
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patterns of birth and death in a population
2
Q
Cohort Life Table
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follows a cohort through their reproduction and survival histoy
3
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Static Life Table
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Count the number of individuals in each age class at one point in time. Done by taking a census
4
Q
lx
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survivorship
5
Q
sx
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Age-specific survivorship
6
Q
mx
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number of offspring per age class
7
Q
Type 3 survivorship curve
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short-lived individuals
8
Q
Type 2
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survivorship is fairly constant accross life
9
Q
Type 3
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Young have high survivorship, but drop off after a certain point
10
Q
Net reproductive rate
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Ro
11
Q
Ro equation
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lx * mx per age class
12
Q
What factor has a large impact on population growth?
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First age of reproduction
13
Q
First ago of reproduction is a ____
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life history trait
