Population Biology

  1. Population Characteristics and Structure
    1. Population Size and Abundance
      1. Definitions and Distinctions
        1. Absolute vs Relative Abundance
          1. Factors Influencing Population Size
            1. Temporal Variation in Size
            2. Population Density
              1. Absolute Density
                1. Relative Density
                  1. Ecological Density vs Crude Density
                    1. Density-Area Relationships
                    2. Methods for Estimating Population Parameters
                      1. Total Counts and Census Methods
                        1. Direct Census Techniques
                          1. Remote Sensing Methods
                            1. Limitations and Sources of Error
                            2. Sampling Methods
                              1. Quadrat Sampling
                                1. Design Principles
                                  1. Quadrat Size and Shape
                                    1. Random vs Systematic Placement
                                      1. Calculating Density Estimates
                                        1. Statistical Considerations
                                        2. Transect Sampling
                                          1. Line Transects
                                            1. Belt Transects
                                              1. Point Transects
                                                1. Distance Sampling Methods
                                                  1. Applications and Limitations
                                                  2. Plot Sampling
                                                    1. Plotless Sampling Methods
                                                    2. Mark-Recapture Techniques
                                                      1. Marking Methods and Technologies
                                                        1. Assumptions of Mark-Recapture
                                                          1. Lincoln-Petersen Estimator
                                                            1. Jolly-Seber Model
                                                              1. Sources of Bias and Error
                                                                1. Modern Electronic Tagging
                                                              2. Population Dispersion Patterns
                                                                1. Clumped Distribution
                                                                  1. Causes of Aggregation
                                                                    1. Resource Patchiness
                                                                      1. Social Behavior
                                                                        1. Reproductive Strategies
                                                                          1. Ecological Implications
                                                                          2. Uniform Distribution
                                                                            1. Territoriality
                                                                              1. Intraspecific Competition
                                                                                1. Allelopathy
                                                                                  1. Examples in Nature
                                                                                  2. Random Distribution
                                                                                    1. Conditions for Random Patterns
                                                                                      1. Statistical Tests for Randomness
                                                                                        1. Poisson Distribution
                                                                                        2. Measuring Dispersion
                                                                                          1. Variance-to-Mean Ratio
                                                                                            1. Index of Dispersion
                                                                                              1. Nearest Neighbor Analysis
                                                                                            2. Age Structure and Demographics
                                                                                              1. Age Classes and Cohorts
                                                                                                1. Pre-reproductive Stage
                                                                                                  1. Reproductive Stage
                                                                                                    1. Post-reproductive Stage
                                                                                                      1. Age Determination Methods
                                                                                                      2. Age Pyramids and Population Structure
                                                                                                        1. Construction of Age Pyramids
                                                                                                          1. Interpretation of Age Structure
                                                                                                            1. Stable Age Distribution
                                                                                                              1. Growing Populations
                                                                                                                1. Declining Populations
                                                                                                                  1. Stationary Populations
                                                                                                                  2. Cohort Analysis
                                                                                                                    1. Generation Time
                                                                                                                    2. Sex Ratios and Sexual Structure
                                                                                                                      1. Primary Sex Ratio
                                                                                                                        1. Secondary Sex Ratio
                                                                                                                          1. Tertiary Sex Ratio
                                                                                                                            1. Factors Affecting Sex Ratios
                                                                                                                              1. Environmental Sex Determination
                                                                                                                                1. Genetic Sex Determination
                                                                                                                                  1. Sex-Selective Mortality
                                                                                                                                  2. Consequences for Population Dynamics
                                                                                                                                    1. Operational Sex Ratio

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