Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues
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ISBN: 9780321821652
Author: Michael D. Johnson
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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The most important environmental resistance factor for determining the world’s human
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In the sea environment, there are some opposing forces, which limit any species’ ability to realize its biotic potential. Such limiting forces are called environmental resistance. The carrying capacity is the maximum
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