BIOL 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ecological Footprint, Allele, Metapopulation
6 Apr 2017
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Population ecology words to know: population ecology: study of question & factors that affect population & how/why populations changes over time. Ex: the number of people per unit of area: population dispersion: tis distribution patterns that show the spatial relationship b/t members of population within a habitat. Individuals of population can be distributed in 3 basic patterns: In humans, the generation time is typically from 22 to 32 years old: sex ratio: the ratio of males to females in a population. The amount of females is more significant in population growth since they reproduce: demography: study of statistics such as births, deaths, incomes or incidences of diseases which shows the changing structures of human populations. Life history: a period of all different generations of a species succeeding each other through means of reproduction. Life history traits: traits that affect the life table of an organisms & can be imagines as various investment growths, reproduction, survivorship.
