BSC 2011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Borrelia, Dynamite Entertainment, Pathogenic Bacteria
27 Mar 2017
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People get bit by black legged tick. Ticks can infect at nymph stag and adult stage. Ticks much be attached for 36-48 hours to be transmitted. Groups of indv of same species interacting with one another in a given area at a particular time: population ecology. Is the study of births, deaths and the dynamic forces which regulate the number of individuals in a population. White footed mouse: principle reservoir for borrelia burgdorferi. Bacteria for lyme disease: omnivore, likes acorn disease. Study of births, deaths, dynamic forces which regulate the number of individuals in a population. Total number of individuals in the population. Density x total area occupied by population. May indicate social patterns or resource distribution. Change in population size depends on # of births and deaths over a given time. # current individuals (n)+ # births- # deaths. Schedule of an organism"s growth, development, reproduction, and survival.
