#Question id: 11641
#Section 2: Evolution
The number of individuals that a particular place can support indefinitely is called the
#Question id: 11642
#Section 2: Evolution
To obtain optimal yield, populations should be harvested at what part of the sigmoid growth curve ?
#Question id: 11714
#Section 2: Evolution
In recognizing patchiness in the natural world, ecologists have developed three different models of populations. Which of these recognize(s) that there are differences in the quality of habitat patches without considering effects of differences in habitat quality within the habitat matrix?
#Question id: 11715
#Section 2: Evolution
The lifetime dispersal area of a particular species of drosophila is 0.2 km2. What else would we need to know to determine the neighbourhood size for this species?
#Question id: 11716
#Section 2: Evolution
Macroecology addresses patterns of range size and population density. Which of the following statements is true?
#Question id: 11765
#Section 2: Evolution
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. Based on these population estimates, what is your estimate of λ, the annual rate of geometric growth?