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Define demography.
The study of populations.
What are the differences between growth rate and intrinsic growth rate?
________ is the number of new individuals minus the number of individuals that die whereas ________ is the highest possible per capita growth rate for a population.
What is the formula for the exponential growth model?
Nrt
with < meaning the little number below and > meaning to the power off.
The shape of the exponential growth when curved.
What is the geodetic growth model?
A model of population growth that compares population sizes at regular time intervals.
What is the formula for geometric growth?
What is a self-thinning curve?
A graphical relationship that shows how decreases in population density over time lead to increases in the size of each individual in the population, often has a slope of -2/3
A growth model that describes slowing growth of population at high densities.
What is the formula of the logistic growth model?
dB/dt =rN(1-N/K)
What does the s-shaped curve mean?
The shape of the curve when a population is graphed over time using the logistic growth model.
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