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Examination Scores
Class Average:52.45
Females:52.42
Males:52.48
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Time Spent Studying for the Exam
Females:Less than 2.5 days before the exam
Males:Less than 2.2 days before the exam
1. Time spent studying was positively associated with higher or lower test scores.
2. More importantly, individuals that initiated studying ~ 7 days or more before the exam scored significantly higher than those student who initiated studying 3 days before the exam(> 8 hours total).
Hypothesis: there is no significant association between test scores and the amount of time devoted to studying.
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When to Study?
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Patterns to establish for the rest of the class:
1. Note-taking habits.2. Study together as a group.3. Exchange notes.4. Quiz each other.5. Ask questions6. Participate in class.
Examination I
Upcoming Quiz
Population Ecology:
▲ Definition▲ Factors Affecting Population
Growth/Decline▲ Exponential Growth▲ Logistic Growth▲ Density-dependence/Independence▲ Predation, Competition, Spatial
Distributions
Text Readings
Chapter Reading:Chapter #26 in Audesirk, Audesirk and Byers:
“Population Growth and Regulation”Pg. #513-534.
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Questions to Answer in the Chapter
• How Does Population Size Change? p. 514• How Is Population Growth Regulated? p. 515• How Are Populations Distributed
in Space and Time? p. 524• How Is the Human Population
Changing? p. 526
Population Dynamics
Sooo…….What if
resourcesbecomelimiting?
“J” Crash
What if resources are limited ?Paul Verhulst (1804 – 1849)
How does the formula change?
Nt = N0e r t dNdt
= r N ( k – N )k
Incorporates the instantaneous rate of changein populations
Population Dynamics
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Environmental Resistance
Logistic Growth
dNdt = rN ( k – N )
k
Environmental ResistanceFinite Resources?
Source: Bolen and Robinson (1999) Wildlife Ecology and Management
Environmental Resistance: The limitinginfluences ofenvironmental factorson the numbers ofindividuals in acommunity.
Carrying CapacityFinite Resources?
Source: Bolen and Robinson (1999) Wildlife Ecology and Management
Carrying Capacity (k): The abundance (size) of a species’ population that a habitat can support for a specified period of time (an upper limit).
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Population DynamicsLogistic Growth
• Environmental resistance can reduce the reproductive rate and average life span and increase the death rate of young.
• As environmental resistance increases, population growth slows and eventually stops.
Population DynamicsLogistic Growth
dNdt = rN ( k – N )
k
Acceleratingphase
Deceleratingphase
Inflection Point (k/2)
k
The Verhulst-Pearl Equation
Environmental Resistance Time
Abundance
k/2
Carrying Capacity
• In nature, conditions are never completely stable, so both K and the population size (n) will vary somewhat from year to year.
• However, environmental resistance ideally maintains populations at or below the carrying capacity of their environment.
Population DynamicsLogistic Growth
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• If a population far exceeds the carrying capacity, excess demands decimate crucial resources.
• This can permanently and severely reduce K, causing the population to decline to a fraction of its former size or disappear entirely.
Population DynamicsLogistic Growth
Population DynamicsLogistic Growth
Population DynamicsPopulation Cycles
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Population DynamicsEffect of “r” on cycles
r = 1.9
Population DynamicsEffect of “r” on cycles
r = 2.4
Population DynamicsEffect of “r” on cycles
r = 2.5
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Population DynamicsEffect of “r” on cycles
r = 2.8
Population DynamicsEffect of “r” on cycles
r = 1.9 r = 2.5
r = 2.4 r = 2.8
Prey Switching and Availability
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Home Range: an area in which an animal normally lives and is not necessarily associated with any type of aggressive behavior. Dominance hierarchy may exist among individuals with overlapping home ranges.
Territory: a defended, more or less fixed and exclusive area maintained by an individual or social unit occupying it.
Social Behavior Limits Access to Resources
Ecological “Lines of Dependency”
Individual to IndividualTerritory, Home Range, Density
Species to SpeciesPredator-PreyCompete (?) for access to essential resources
Species to Abiotic (non-living) ComponentsSoil, Topography, Weather
Population Resources: Food, Water, Cover, and Space
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• Logistic Growth Curve• Formula• Carrying Capacity (k)/Environmental Resistance• Portions of the Curve (phases, inflection point)• Factors Affecting Population Cycles• Home Range/Territory Resources
dN
dt= rN
( k – N )
k
Environmental Resistance
Logistic Growth
In Summary: