Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Chapter 27.1, Problem 2CSC
The Return of the Elephant Seals
Female elephant seals reach sexual maturity at 3 to 4 years of age and produce one pup each year. Elephant seals breed harem-style, with a single large bull typically monopolizing and inseminating 30 to 100 females. Although males reach sexual maturity at 5 to 7 years of age, few are powerful enough to acquire a harem until 7 to 10 years of age; some are never able to compete. Further, although the maximum life span is about 20 years for females and 15 for males, only about 1 in 5 survives beyond 5 years of age. These factors combine to produce a biotic potential of about 12% per year. But elephant seal populations virtually never reproduce at their biotic potential. Why not?
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Chapter 27 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 27.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 27.1 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 27.1 - The Return of the Elephant Seals Female elephant...Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 27.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 27.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 27.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 27.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 27.2 - Prob. 2CYL
Ch. 27.2 - What factors might make these population data...Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 27.2 - What benefits does mass emigration give to animals...Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 27.3 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 27.4 - describe the three types of spatial distribution...Ch. 27.5 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 27.5 - describe the advances that have allowed...Ch. 27.5 - Prob. 1TCCh. 27.5 - explain why rapid population growth continues...Ch. 27.5 - Prob. 2TCCh. 27.5 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 27.5 - Prob. 3TCCh. 27.5 - Prob. 4CYLCh. 27 - Research a developing country (such as Nigeria,...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 27 - Prob. 1MCCh. 27 - Prob. 1RQCh. 27 - Prob. 2ACCh. 27 - The type of growth that occurs in a population...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2MCCh. 27 - Prob. 2RQCh. 27 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 27 - Prob. 3MCCh. 27 - Draw, name, and describe the properties of a...Ch. 27 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 27 - Prob. 4MCCh. 27 - Prob. 4RQCh. 27 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 27 - Prob. 5MCCh. 27 - What is logistic population growth? What is K?Ch. 27 - Prob. 6RQCh. 27 - Distinguish between populations showing concave...Ch. 27 - Explain why environmental resistance has not...Ch. 27 - Prob. 9RQCh. 27 - Prob. 10RQ
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