BIL 160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 53: Logistic Function, Survivorship Curve, Life Table
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Reading notes: this study guide covers the concepts 53. 1-53. 4. You"re not responsible for (cid:498)reproductive rates(cid:499) (p. 1188-1190). Vocabulary: population, density, dispersion, immigration, emigration, territoriality, allelopathy, demography, life table, cohort, survivorship curve, exponential growth model, logistic growth model, carrying capacity, life history, semelparity, iteroparity, trade-off. Study questions: describe the characteristics of populations that ecologists study. What is a survivorship curve, and how is it related: describe type i, ii, and iii survivorship curves. Be sure to identify each variable within the equation and understand its meaning.
