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-r: lots of offspring, less parental care (Rabbits,clams)
-k: fewer offspring, more parental care (humans,whales) |
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# of individuals the ecosystem can sustain
-occurs in higher densities,closed habitats
-high intensity of competition
-more efficient resource use
-good competitors but slow reproduction |
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rate at which you can have babies
-occurs in lower densities, open habitats
-low intensity of competition
-less efficient resource use
-poor competitors but fast reproducers |
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Definition
-rapid development(growth)
-early reproductive age
-high reproductive rate
-small size
-short life span
-weak competative ability
-low survivorship
-disturbed habitat
-good despersability |
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Definition
-slow development(growth)
-late reproductive age
-low reproductive rate
-large size
-longer life span
-strong competative ability
-high survivorship
-stable habitat
-poor despersability |
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Definition
-dont get confused with dispersal
-spacing of individuals within local populations
1. clumped
2. random
3. spaced (hyper dispersion) |
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Definition
-social gorups
-clumped resources (patches)
-extremely limited dispersal |
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Definition
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Dispersion types
Spaced (hyper dispersion) |
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Definition
-territoriability
-aggression
-competition |
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Definition
| -the study of life tables |
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Term
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Definition
-track births and deaths of individuals at different ages
-tool for determining age-specific mortality |
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