Metapopulations - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This covers lectures 9 - 15 of the BIO120 curriculum and the second term test material. It includes Prof. Frederickson and Prof. Wright's class material and related slides

This study guide covers the fundamental concepts of ecology, including the definition of ecology, the diversity of species, and the structure of communities. It introduces the concept of biomes and their distribution across the Earth, as well as the factors that influence these distributions. The guide discusses the importance of nutrients and energy flow in ecosystems and the role of biogeochemical cycles. It also explores population dynamics, including the factors that influence population gro...

1. population composed of all individuals that belong to the same species and live in a given area at a particular time 2. community incorporates all of the populations of organisms within a given area 3. population ecolo- gy the study of factors that cause populations to increase or decrease 4. population size the total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time 5. population densi- ty 6. population distriu- tion the number of individuals per unit area (or v...

The general lineage species concept - ANSWER-is the idea that species are metapopulations of organisms that exchange alleles frequently enough that they comprise the same gene pool and therefore the same evolutionary lineage. speciation - ANSWER-is the evolutionary process by which new species arise. Speciation causes one evolutionary lineage to split into two or more lineages (cladogenesis). An isolating barrier - ANSWER-refers to an aspect of the environment, genetics, behavior, physio...

Review of Statistical Inference, Population Ecology, and Community Ecology

Summary of the lectures, lecture slides and tutorials of Ecology with graphs, drawings and diagrams.

Contents Chapter 1 Biology and the Tree of Life 1 1.1 The Cell Theory 2 Are All Organisms Made of Cells? 2 Where Do Cells Come From? 2 1.2 The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection 4 What Is Evolution? 4 What Is Natural Selection? 4 1.3 The Tree of Life 5 Linnaean Taxonomy 6 BOX 1.1 Scientific Names and Terms 6 Using Molecules to Understand the Tree of Life 8 1.4 Doing Biology 10 Why Do Giraffes Have Long Necks? An Introduction to Hypothesis Testing 10 Why Are Chili Peppers Hot? An ...