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Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Population Biology
1. Introduction to Population Biology
2. Population Characteristics and Structure
3. Population Demography and Life Tables
4. Population Growth Dynamics
5. Population Regulation Mechanisms
6. Life History Evolution and Strategies
7. Interspecific Interactions and Population Effects
8. Spatial Population Dynamics
9. Population Genetics and Evolution
10. Applied Population Biology
3.
Population Demography and Life Tables
3.1.
Fundamentals of Demography
3.1.1.
Vital Rates
3.1.2.
Birth Rates
3.1.3.
Death Rates
3.1.4.
Age-Specific Rates
3.2.
Life Tables
3.2.1.
Purpose and Applications
3.2.2.
Types of Life Tables
3.2.2.1.
Cohort Life Tables
3.2.2.1.1.
Construction Methods
3.2.2.1.2.
Following Cohorts Through Time
3.2.2.1.3.
Advantages and Limitations
3.2.2.2.
Static Life Tables
3.2.2.2.1.
Cross-Sectional Approach
3.2.2.2.2.
Age Structure Analysis
3.2.2.2.3.
Assumptions and Limitations
3.2.2.3.
Composite Life Tables
3.2.3.
Life Table Parameters
3.2.3.1.
Age-Specific Survival (lx)
3.2.3.2.
Age-Specific Mortality (qx)
3.2.3.3.
Life Expectancy (ex)
3.2.3.4.
Mortality Rate (mx)
3.2.4.
Construction and Calculation
3.2.5.
Interpretation of Life Table Data
3.3.
Survivorship Patterns
3.3.1.
Type I Survivorship
3.3.1.1.
Characteristics
3.3.1.2.
Examples from Nature
3.3.1.3.
Ecological Implications
3.3.2.
Type II Survivorship
3.3.2.1.
Characteristics
3.3.2.2.
Examples from Nature
3.3.2.3.
Constant Mortality Rate
3.3.3.
Type III Survivorship
3.3.3.1.
Characteristics
3.3.3.2.
Examples from Nature
3.3.3.3.
High Early Mortality
3.3.4.
Intermediate Survivorship Patterns
3.3.5.
Factors Influencing Survivorship
3.4.
Reproductive Schedules
3.4.1.
Age-Specific Fecundity
3.4.2.
Reproductive Value
3.4.3.
Net Reproductive Rate
3.4.4.
Gross Reproductive Rate
3.4.5.
Lifetime Reproductive Success
3.4.6.
Reproductive Effort
3.4.7.
Seasonal Breeding Patterns
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