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| The study of populations in relation to the environment, including environmental influence on population density and distribution, age structure, and variation in population size. |
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| a group of individuals of a single species living in the same general area. |
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| the number of individuals per unit area or volume |
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| the pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population |
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| Traps are set to capture animals who are tagged by color or collar and then released |
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| the influx of new individuals in a population |
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| the movement of individuals out of a population |
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| individuals aggregated in patches (most common dispersion) |
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| Evenly spaced (results from direct interactions between individuals in a population) |
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| occurs in the absence of strong attraction or repulsion among individuals of a populations or where key physical or chemical factors are relatively homogeneous across the study area |
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| study of the vital statistics of populations and how they change over time |
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| a group of individuals of the same age, from birth to death (a way to construct a life table that measures survival pattern in a population) |
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| a way to graphically represent the life table; a plot of the proportion or numbers in a cohort still alive at each age |
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| an age specific summary of the reproductive rates in a population |
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| Big Bang Reproduction (Semelparity) |
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| Reproducing in a great amount and than die off. Can be observed in plants and animals (occurs when the survival rate for infant is low) |
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| Repeated Reproduction (Iteroparity) |
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| Repeated process of reproduction in which the cycle continues annually (In a dependable environment) |
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