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energy allocation
4/25/08
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a type 1 survivorship curve
Definition
has low juvenile mortality (one big offspring)
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a type II survivorship curve has
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relatively constant mortality throughout life
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a type III survivorship curve has
Definition
high juvenile mortality. many tiny offspring
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reproductive output is determined by:
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body mass

number of offspring is determined by survivorship

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for ever 100X increase in body mass
Definition

litterl weight increases by  300X in mammals

clutch weight increases by 166X in birds

clutch size icnreases by only 25X in aquatic poikilotherms

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what ihe relationship between N and dN/Ndt?
Definition
when N is small, it is large
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