BIOC50H3 Study Guide - Exponential Growth
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Case study: snowhoe hare cycles: hudson bay hare population cycle (fluctuations) Hare are major part of their diet: therefore, lynx population is driven by hare population, hare population fluctuated in synchrony across canada, proved by birth, death, dispersal rates, reproductive, survival rates, why. In natural world, every single species do not fall under only one category, there are exceptions www. notesolution. com. Guppies switched from one prey to another according to availability: many herbivores specialize on particular part of the plant, leaves: most commonly eaten part (most nutritious, eating seeds may affect reproductivity of plant, most herbivores have narrow diet. example of crabs and snails: trade off between 2 different defences in snails: reducing herbivory: avoidance, tolerance, and defences. masting; produce many seeds some years and less or non in other years. compensation: removal of plant tissues stimulate production of new tissues.
