Altruism

Altruistic acts serve to benefit the individual’s close relatives, or kin. They enhance the fitness of other individuals—their offspring—at a cost to themselves.

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R0<1, The population eventually declines to extinction 

R0=1, The population size remains constant

R0>1, The population increases

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λ represents the finite rate of population change over some time interval, often a year

λ = N1/N0

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Populations grow when R0 or λ>1, populations decline when R0 or λ<1, and are at equilibrium when R0 or λ=1

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The simplest method to measure population density is to visually count the number of organisms in a population in a given habitat.