BIOL 4150 Lecture Notes - Inbreeding Depression, Genetic Drift

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Density dependence: density dependence: the birth or growth rate to decrease, as the density of the population increases. Is the tendency for the death rate in a population to increase, and/or: density independent: neither to rise nor fall as the density of the population increases. Is the tendency for the death, birth or growth rate in a population. 0 s h t a e d f o r e b m u. 2 s h t a e d f o r e b m u. 0 h t a e d t n e c r e. 0 n s i t y: density-dependent changes in birth and death rates slow population increase, they represent an example of negative feedback, they can stabilize a population near carrying capacity. Stochastic population growth: stochastic influences, measures used are mostly averages (bx) or probabilities (sx, in reality, these will over- or under-perform. Odds of 10/10 (p<0. 0001: population size diverges from the mean.

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Question 2 options:

The growth rate becomes zero until the population is back within the carrying capacity.

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Question 3 options:

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