Life History Table Flashcards
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What does x mean?
Age of female organisms in cohort.
What does nx mean?
It is the number of female organisms at any age.
What does sx mean?
nx+1/nx, it is the survival rate from age to age.
What does lx mean?
nx/no, fraction of cohort still alive.
What does mx mean?
of female offspring.
What is R0?
Net productive rate, if it is less than 1 significantly, population declines, if greater than one, population increases, if 0.98-1.02. stays same. It is the sum of the products of lx and mx for each age.