Questions from Ecology


Q: Why might the winter aggregations of crows occur mainly along river valleys

Why might the winter aggregations of crows occur mainly along river valleys?

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Q: What does the position of pines along moisture gradients in both the

What does the position of pines along moisture gradients in both the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona (see fig. 9.17) and the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee (see fig. 9....

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Q: How would substantial emigration and immigration affect estimates of survivorship within a

How would substantial emigration and immigration affect estimates of survivorship within a population, where estimates are based on age distributions?

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Q: Review evidence that the El Niño Southern Oscillation significantly influences populations around

Review evidence that the El Niño Southern Oscillation significantly influences populations around the globe. Much of our discussion in chapter 23 focused on the effects of the El Niño Southern Oscilla...

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Q: Why don’t plants use highly energetic ultraviolet light for photosynthesis? Would

Why don’t plants use highly energetic ultraviolet light for photosynthesis? Would it be impossible to evolve a photosynthetic system that uses ultraviolet light? Does the fact that many insects see ul...

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Q: Female cottonwood trees (Populus species) produce millions of seeds each

Female cottonwood trees (Populus species) produce millions of seeds each year. Does this information give you a sound basis for predicting their survivorship pattern?

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Q: How would human mortality patterns have to change for our species to

How would human mortality patterns have to change for our species to shift from type I to type II survivorship?

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Q: Why can we be sure that all animal and plant populations are

Why can we be sure that all animal and plant populations are under some form of environmental control?

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Q: What appears to set the carrying capacity for medium ground finches on

What appears to set the carrying capacity for medium ground finches on Daphne Major Island?

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Q: If a concept, such as r and K selection, does

If a concept, such as r and K selection, does not fully represent the richness of life history variation among species, can it still be valuable to science?

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