A population of grey squirrels started with one pair and grows logistically with annual r = = 1 and K = 42. Use the logistic growth equation to predict the population size 14 years after the first pair arrived.

A population of grey squirrels started with one pair and grows logistically with annual r = = 1 and K = 42. Use the logistic growth equation to predict the population size 14 years after the first pair arrived.

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Chapter53: Introduction To Ecology: Population Ecology

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