A female fly, full of fertilized eggs, is swept by high winds to an island far out to sea. She is the first fly to arrive on this island, and the only fly to arrive in this way. Thousands of years later, her numerous offspring occupy the island, but none of them resembles her. There are, instead, several species each of which eats only a certain type of food. None of the species can fly, for their flight wings are absent, and their balancing organs (i.e., halteres) are now used in courtship displays. The male members of each species bear modified halteres that are unique in appearance to their species. Females bear vestigial halteres. The ranges of all of the daughter species overlap.In each fly species, the entire body segment that gave rise to the original flight wings is missing. The mutation(s) that led to the flightless condition could have

#Question id: 10595

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

If the per capita birth rate (b) and per capita death rate (d) in one year is 0.80 and 0.20 respectively. if the initial population size is 600, what will be net change (dN) in population size in one year

#Question id: 10596

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In a experimental population the birth rate is 18 per 1000 and death rate is 14 per 1000. Size of population is 10,000 at time t then what will be size of population at time t+1?

#Question id: 10599

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In a type I survivorship curve characterized by:

#Question id: 10600

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is not feature of Type II survivorship curve?

#Question id: 10601

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

following some statement are given about Grime’s triangle that is alternative to r and K selection is correct?

A. Ruderals are adapted to take advantage of habitat disturbance, but these are less competitor 

B. Any species cannot be a good stress tolerator and a good competitor at the same time

C. Mangroves and lichens are good stress tolerant and also good adopted to disturbance

D. Many perennial herbs are good adapted to habitat disturbance, but these are less competitor 

Which one of the following options represents a combination of correct statements?

#Question id: 10602

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

What are size of female population of butterfly (Breed once and one year life span ) after two year ?

Nt = 20 (initial population ) Nt+2 =?

Ro=1.5 number of female produced per female per generation