Chapter 14 : Population Ecology

population Hairmites live in your face! What's MISSING in community? algae. Is there a COMMUNITY in this room?
Follicle mite=arachnids mate in ur face! Dust eat skin, waste=allergens.
growth MARKERS and CALCULATOR: like COMPOUND interest. rate=125 B - 25 D/year/500=.2: 600, 720, 864, 1036.8 after 4 Y Compound Interest Calculator: exponential growth
growth-exponential egg case 80 eggs(should be 10-20)/6 months. PEST control like sustainable yield - reduce them below K.
capacity Locust plague Swarming locusts
growth-logistic "S" shape (sigmoid curve) We Love Logistics: UPS managing resources
cycles Bring ACORNS. Hudson Bay Co pelts/fur trappers. Lynx are HUMANS, cycle can stop EXTINCT. Why are so many more acorns falling this year? (2016)
sustainable target can be tuna, lumber; DEER
human_population Bubonic Plague/Black Death 14th century rat fleas.
age_US COHORTS. You are millennials after Gen X? Marry each other. Boomers are NOT dying! Females LIVE longer. LAST figure: manage chickens/bird flu!
age_pyramid TRIANGULAR and RECTANGULAR pyramids.
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1=B flippers of penguins and dolphins=B)	analogous structures
2=C homologous structures
20=B	macroevolution (Profound changes, such as major episodes of extinction)

Old Q9: anaphylaxis=Hypersensitivity allergic reaction

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