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Peter J. Russell + 2 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305389892
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (Mind...

4th Edition
Peter J. Russell + 2 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305389892

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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 52.1 - What is the difference between a populations size...Ch. 52.1 - What do the three patterns of dispersion imply...Ch. 52.2 - What statistics are usually included in a life...Ch. 52.2 - Which type of survivorship curve is characteristic...Ch. 52.3 - To what two broad categories of activities do...Ch. 52.3 - Why do fecundity and the amount of parental care...Ch. 52.4 - How does the prediction of the exponential model...Ch. 52.4 - What is carrying capacity? Is it a property of a...Ch. 52.4 - What is a time lag?Ch. 52.5 - How can you tell whether an environmental factor...
Ch. 52.5 - Are the effects of infectious diseases on...Ch. 52.6 - How have humans sidestepped the controls that...Ch. 52.6 - How does the age structure of a population...Ch. 52 - Ecologists sometimes use mathematical models to:...Ch. 52 - The number of individuals per unit area or volume...Ch. 52 - A uniform dispersion pattern implies that members...Ch. 52 - The model of exponential population growth...Ch. 52 - According to the logistic model of population...Ch. 52 - One reason why human populations have been able to...Ch. 52 - One day you caught and marked 90 butterflies in a...Ch. 52 - A population of 1,000 individuals experiences 462...Ch. 52 - Which example might reflect density-dependent...Ch. 52 - A K-selected species is likely to exhibit: a. a...Ch. 52 - Discuss Concepts How could you define the...Ch. 52 - Discuss Concepts Choose an animal or plant species...Ch. 52 - Discuss Concepts Many city-dwellers have noted...Ch. 52 - 15. Many animals, including humans and other...Ch. 52 - Gregory M. Erickson of Florida State University...

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