BIO 311D Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Fecundity, Net Reproduction Rate, Baby Boom
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Bio 311d, dr. donald levin, lecture #17, 27 february 2017 (all i(cid:373)ages are take(cid:374) fro(cid:373) dr. Le(cid:448)i(cid:374)"s le(cid:272)ture slides, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h are a(cid:448)aila(cid:271)le o(cid:374) his (cid:449)e(cid:271)site http://www. sbs. utexas. edu/levin/bio311d/) Mention of recent events relating morbidly to population regulation: un needs monetary donations to help african countries undergoing famine. Re(cid:448)ie(cid:449)/additio(cid:374)s to last (cid:449)eek"s le(cid:272)ture: other self-inflicted human population regulations. Drug overdosing opiods alone caused about 50,000 deaths in 2014. Cannibalism has been practiced throughout history. Occurred as recently as 1960 in china. Baby boom generation (cid:862)(cid:271)etter tha(cid:374) eati(cid:374)g (cid:272)hips(cid:863) dr. Levin, 2017: age structure graph tracked their numbers in 1955, 1985, 2015, and predicted for 2035, grouped those in the baby boom generation by a 10 year range, the broader the gold band, the more individuals. Population types: age structure is determined by growth rate. Diminishing: prereproductive: ages 0 to 14 years, reproductive: ages 15 to 44 years, postreproductive: ages 45+ years (these age ranges will be important to remember)
