The population density of a particular insect species was determined to be 15,000 adults per hectare in the summer of 1996, 21,000 adults per hectare in the summer of 1997, and 29,400 adults per hectare in the summer of 1998.

What would you expect the insect population to be in the summer of 2000, assuming no change in λ?

#Question id: 9218

#Section 2: Evolution

What strategy was used to rescue Illinois prairie chickens from a recent extinction vortex?

#Question id: 10714

#Section 1: Ecology

What is value of Gini-simpson indices of following community? 

#Question id: 11172

#Section 2: Evolution

Consider the consequences of a harmless prey that evolves toward mimicry of a model that has an antipredator defense (Batesian mimicry). What happens to the effectiveness of this defense as more and more prey in the population are harmless mimics

#Question id: 10844

#Section 2: Evolution

In the formula for biotic potential (dN/dt = rIN), what does n stand for?

#Question id: 4596

#Section 2: Evolution

In a hypothetical environment, fishes called pike-cichlids are visual predators of large, adult algae-eating fish (in other words, they locate their prey by sight). The population of algae-eaters experiences predatory pressure from pike-cichlids. Which of the following is least likely to result in the algae-eater population in future generations?