What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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ISBN: 9781464157745
Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 14, Problem 8SA
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To analyze:

The reproductive and survival characteristics of an organism with type I survivorship curve.

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In type I survivorship, there is high survivorship until old age and then it decreases rapidly.

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