Life History
"r" you o"K"?
My Main Man, Leslie
All of Your Eggs in One Basket (or not)
Senescence
100
An example of a life history trait (multiple correct answers).
What is multiple correct answers
100
This is what r selection species emphasize
What is high growth rate
100
The three main components of a Leslie matrix.
What are N, f, and s
100
Albatross
What is quality
100
That this category means.
What is aging
200
This is what happens when an increase in one life history trait leads to a decrease in another life history trait.
What is trade-off
200
Long life expectancy, large body size, and fewer offspring are traits associated with this type of selection.
What is K
200
This type of matrix has more than just "F" and "s" values filled in.
What is Lefkovitch
200
Daddy Long-legs
What is quantity of offspring
200
Does natural selection increase or decrease with age?
What is decrease
300
These scientists coined the term "r/K selection." (2 names; hint: think island biogeography)
Who are MacArthur and Wilson
300
K-selected species tend to live in a(n) ______ environment.
What is stable
300
Leslie matrices provide this, which can then be used to project population growth dynamics for future populations.
What is an eigenvalue
300
Mice
What is quantity
300
A gene that is beneficial at earlier at ages and harmful at later ages is called this.
What is pleiotropic
400
The measure of sensitivity of lambda to small changes in value of life history trait
What is elasticity
400
Generally speaking, fish reproduction is this type.
What is r-selected
400
Information from this subgroup of a population is what the Leslie matrix focuses on
What are females
400
Humans
What is quality
400
The intensity of aging appears to be much higher in mammals than this group.
What are reptiles
500
Life history variation is strongly influenced by environment, a mechanism called this.
What is phenotypic plasticity
500
In an ecological succession, species that are the first re-colonizers are usually this type.
What is r-selected?
500
The Euler-Lotka equation ignores this.
What is genetic variation
500
Bacteria
What is quantity
500
The science of studying old people
What is gerontology
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