APES Unit 3: Populations

Type III survivorship curve, characterized by high offspring numbers with low survival rates early in life.

A dieback, which is a rapid decrease in population size due to resource depletion.

Total Fertility Rate, which measures the average number of children a woman will have during her lifetime.

A generalist species, capable of thriving in various habitats and conditions.

Low Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is not characteristic of developing countries.

Species that produce many offspring with low parental investment, leading to high mortality rates in early life.

Species that produce fewer offspring with high parental investment, leading to higher survival rates.

Specialist species thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions, while generalist species can adapt to a wide variety of conditions.

The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely without degrading.

A model that describes the transition of a country from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as it develops.