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Chapter 54, Problem 6DA
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To determine: The rate of population increase after 10 generations in mouse species.
Introduction: Horizontal gene transfer can be defined as the exchange of genetic contents between the unicellular and multi-cellular organisms that do not include the transmission of DNA from parent to offspring. This process is responsible for evolution by mixing the genetic material of two species.
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(b) Suppose that we want to model the evolution of the population of a cer-
tain type of organisms. Observations indicate that if the population drops
below a survival level of 10° individuals, it goes extinct. Moreover, the
population growth is limited: the available resources of space and food
can sustain at most 106 individuals. We treat the population size P(t) as
a continuous function of time.
(i) Explain briefly how the following model incorporates the above ob-
servations:
dP
— К(А- Р)(Р — В), k>0,
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where P(t) denotes the population size at time t and B 0.
dt
Find the equilibrium values and determine their stability.
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Ch. 54.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 54.5 - Discuss why populations cannot grow exponentially...Ch. 54.5 - Define carrying capacity and explain what might...Ch. 54.6 - Prob. 1LOCh. 54.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 54.6 - Prob. 3LOCh. 54.7 - Prob. 1LOCh. 54.7 - Prob. 2LOCh. 54.7 - Prob. 3LOCh. 54 - Prob. 1DACh. 54 - Prob. 2DACh. 54 - Prob. 3DACh. 54 - Prob. 4DACh. 54 - Prob. 5DACh. 54 - Prob. 6DACh. 54 - Prob. 1IQCh. 54 - Prob. 2IQCh. 54 - Prob. 3IQCh. 54 - Prob. 4IQCh. 54 - Prob. 5IQCh. 54 - Prob. 6IQCh. 54 - Prob. 7IQCh. 54 - Prob. 8IQCh. 54 - Suppose experimenters artificially kept the hare...Ch. 54 - Prob. 10IQCh. 54 - Prob. 11IQCh. 54 - Prob. 12IQCh. 54 - Source-sink metapopulations are distinct from...Ch. 54 - The potential for social interactions among...Ch. 54 - When ecologists talk about the cost of...Ch. 54 - Prob. 4UCh. 54 - The difference between exponential and logistic...Ch. 54 - Prob. 6UCh. 54 - Which of the following is an example of a...Ch. 54 - If the size of a population is reduced due to a...Ch. 54 - In populations subjected to high levels of...Ch. 54 - In a population in which individuals are uniformly...Ch. 54 - Prob. 4ACh. 54 - Refer to figure 55.8. What are the implications...Ch. 54 - Prob. 2SCh. 54 - Refer to figure 55.14. Because the number of...Ch. 54 - Refer to figure 55.26. Would increasing the mean...
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