Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 27.5, Problem 1TC
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How does a fertility rate above RLF produce positive feedback for population growth.
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Replacement level fertility (RLF) is the term which referred to the average number of the children born per women, at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next generation, without immigration or emigration. The replacement level fertility is 2.1 children per women this is because not all children survive to maturity.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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