The myxoma virus was introduced to Australia to control an outbreak of which of the following pests? 

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#Question id: 10848

#Section 1: Ecology

Intraspecific competition

A. Is seen only in species of animals

1. Through time, hosts become more resistant to parasitic infections and, if they are to be successful, parasites become less likely to cause the death of their hosts. This is an example of

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#Question id: 11770

#Section 1: Ecology

Natural selection in an animal population results in narrowing of the range of phenotypic variation but no change in the average phenotype. What kind of selection is this population experiencing?

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#Question id: 11054

#Section 1: Ecology

In red grouse populations on the grasslands, many males do not acquire territories. Which of the following is least likely to be a valid hypothesis about these male grouse?

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#Question id: 12149

#Section 2: Evolution

In a discrete-time population model, which of the following behaviours is associated when 1 < r < 2? 

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#Question id: 10611

#Section 2: Evolution

If the net reproductive rate (R0) is equal to 0.5, what assumptions can we make about the population?