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Ecology

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By: Megan Thornley
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Community Ecology
What is an ecological community,
Example of how diversity is hugel...,
What is gauses principle of compe...
29  cards
Introduction
What is ecology,
Link between ecology and evolution,
Saiga example
3  cards
Single species population dynamics
What did thomas malthus write an ...,
What is the demographic transition,
What is the model for discrete po...
34  cards
Small and declining populations
What is the mvp,
What are deterministic changes,
What are stochastic changes
22  cards
Trinidad guppies
What can species interactions lea...,
What are the different guppies in...,
What are the approaches to guppy ...
8  cards
Patterns in diversity
What is macroecology,
What is a species area curve,
What are the explanations for the...
25  cards
Quantitative genetics
What is quantitative genetics,
What is a breeding value,
Why was the method developed
9  cards
Food webs
Why are food webs important,
Which interactions do food webs i...,
What is a linkage web
16  cards
Infectious disease
What is infectious disease,
Which diseases are especially bad...,
Example of clinical latency
20  cards
Population genetics
What is population genetics,
What happened in the 1930 40s,
How can you measure genetic varia...
43  cards
Biodiversity and ecosystems
Define biological diversity,
Define taxonomic diversity,
Define phylogenetic diversity
20  cards
Structured populations
What are matrix models used for,
Analysis of matrix models,
What happens when demographic rat...
7  cards
Sustainable Harvesting
What is the msy,
What is a low quota harvest,
What is a high quota harvest
11  cards
Coevolution
Define coevolution,
Types of interactions and their e...,
When can coevolution occur
17  cards
Conservation genetics
What is conservation genetics,
What can genetics contribute to c...,
How do you measure genetic variation
34  cards
Conservation
What is biodiversity loss,
What is the benchmark for a mass ...,
Extinction rate vs magnitude
10  cards

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