population scology Flashcards
1
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How are individuals in a population distributed across space?
1) What are the general reasons for these patterns?
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2
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What is the sex ratio and why might the secondary or tertiary sex ratio be different than the primary sex ratio?
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3
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What are the different types of age structure diagrams and what do they tell us about a population’s growth?
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4
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What is the rate of increase? How is it determined?
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5
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What is a life history and what are life history features that ecologists study?
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6
Q
What limits population growth?
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7
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How do life histories relate to controls on population size?
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8
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How has human population changed over time? How does it vary around the world?
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