Researcher study the diversity of 2 communities, following is relative abundance of each species at different community? ( ln .5 = -0.69  , ln .25= -1.38  , ln .12= -2.12)

What is value of Shannon index of community A and community B respectively?

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#Question id: 12466

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is a density-independent factor that could limit a population of high-altitude butterflies?

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#Question id: 12467

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Review the formula for effective population size. Imagine a population of 1,000 small rodents. Of these, 300 are breeding females, 300 are breeding males, and 400 are nonbreeding  juveniles.  What is the effective  population size?

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#Question id: 12468

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

If the sex ratio in a population is significantly different from 50:50, then which of the following will always be true? 

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#Question id: 12469

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

A population of strictly monogamous swans consists of 40 males and 10 females. What is the effective population size (ne) for this population?

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#Question id: 12470

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

An ecologist recorded 12 white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, per square mile in one woodlot and 20 per square mile on another woodlot. What was the ecologist comparing?

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#Question id: 12471

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

To measure the population density of monarch butterflies occupying a particular park, 100 butterflies are captured, marked with a small dot on a wing, and then released. The next day, another 100 butterflies are captured, including the recapture of 20 marked butterflies. One would estimate the population to be