As rat pups mature, the growth of their snouts and tails outpaces growth of the rest of their bodies, producing the appearance of sexually mature males. It is found that sexually mature female rats prefer to mate with mutant, sexually mature males that possess snouts and tails with juvenile proportions. Which of the following terms is (are) appropriately applied to this situation?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In a type I survivorship curve characterized by:

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

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

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#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?

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#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

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The population size of a bird increased from 600 to 700 in one year. If the per capita birth rate of this population is 0.50, what is its per capita death rate?

#Question id: 10604

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following statement are incorrect?