BIOL 2060 Study Guide - Final Guide: Logistic Function, Functional Response, Isocline

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 2060
• Professor: Andrew McAdam

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W18 exam: non-cumulative, 35 multiple choice questions, requires calculations. A way of analyzing life history is through studying life tables. There are two types: cohort tables: follow an entire population from birth to death of last individual, static tables: take a cross section of the population; assuming static birth/death rates. Net reproductive rate(r0): when greater than 1; population increase. When = 0; no change. solved by the formula =(cid:4666) (cid:2194)(cid:2195) (cid:4667). Generation time (t): represents the length of time for the population to turn over. Intrinsic rate of increase (r): esti(cid:373)ated the populatio(cid:374)"s (cid:272)apa(cid:272)ity for gro(cid:449)th; gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) its pre(cid:448)ious patterns of survivorship, fertility, etc. When greaten than 0, there is an increase. When equal to zero, there is no change and the population is stable. Fa(cid:272)tors that i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease the i(cid:374)tri(cid:374)si(cid:272) rate of i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease (cid:894)r(cid:895) the most are . Reduction in the age of first reproduction.