Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 27.2, Problem 1CSC
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Whether the future of elephant seal is secure or not.
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Population comprises of all the species members, which live in an area (specific) and have the potential to breed with one another. The population of elephant seal experiences both density-independent as well as density-dependent environmental resistances.
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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
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