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population change =?

(births + immigration) - (deaths+emigration)

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births

individuals born

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deaths

individuals that die

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immigration

individuals entering

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emigration

individuals leaving

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type 1

low death rate when young, higher when old

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type 2

same chance of dying at any age

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type 3

high death rate when young, few survive adulthood

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sex ratio

ratio of males to females

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monogamous species

one male + one female

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not monogamous

one male can mate with any females

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levels of ecological organization

  1. individual

  2. population

  3. community

  4. ecosystem

  5. biosphere

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wide base

rapid future growth

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even shape

stable population

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narrow base

declining population

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predators

increase juvenile deaths

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isolation

no immigration

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selective pressure

affective mating pressure

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carrying capacity

the most population a environment can hold