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Chapter 54, Problem 2Q
Summary Introduction
To explain:
Whether the shark population is increasing, decreasing, or not changing in size with respect to the value of a reproductive rate (R0).
Given:
Reproductive rate,
Introduction:
Reproductive rate is the number of offspring produced by a member of population in its average lifetime or in other words reproductive rate can be defined as the average number of offspring expected to produce by an adult of the population. Reproductive rate helps to identify the population is increasing or decreasing in number.
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