If an allergen binds both IgG and IgE molecules, it will trigger signals through both Fc receptors. The inhibitory signal dominates.

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Perfect compensation hypothesis

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Age-specific fertility rate - Any given age, Proportion of female offspring that are born to females of reproductive age.

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Thermodynamic hypothesis

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Populations have growth limits

Categorize these limits as being either density independent or density dependent.

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Density-independent factors limit population size regardless of the population’s density.

Common density-independent factors include natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and fires.

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Density-dependent factors affect population size in relation to the population’s density.

Density-dependent factors down into two categories. 

Negative density dependence 

Positive density dependence (inverse density dependence