BIL 160 Chapter 53: Ch. 53 Population Ecology II
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Bil 160 study guide exam 4, part 3. Reading notes: this study guide covers the concepts 53. 4-53. 6. Vocabulary: k-selection, r-selection, density-dependent, density-independent, population dynamics, demographic transition, age structure, replacement level fertility, ecological footprint. Depict graphically the relationship between population growth and density for each of these factors. Read figure 53. 18, listing mechanisms of density-dependent regulation: what is negative feedback, and how can this regulate population growth, describe the boom-and bust cycle of snowshoe hare and lynx populations. Compare the age structure pyramids of afghanistan, the us, and italy.
