BIOL 180 RQ 22 Population growth
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What is a common cause of density independent growth
colonizing a new habitat, exponential growth
How is exponential growth defined
No change in r through time
What does it mean to say that a population "cycles"?
Population size goes through a regular high-low fluctuation about the carrying capacity
Carrying capacity
The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by the resources in a habitat
What is r
The per capita rate of increase, difference between bird rate and death rate per individual
What is the difference between r and lambda
r gives the instantaneous growth rate; lambda gives the growth rate over a discrete time interval
What is lambda
the finite growth rate, =N1/No
