population
 
N
 
B
 
D
 
I
 
E
 
delta N
 
exponential (logarithmic) growth curve
 
exponential (logarithmic) growth equation
 
N_T
 
N₀
 
r
 
intstantaneous growth rate
 
dN/dt
 
transformation of exponential growth curves
 
K
 
carrying capacity
 
logistic (sigmoidal) growth curve

logistic (sigmoidal) growth equation

effect on dN/dt when N is small in relation to K
 
effect on dN/dt when N is large in relation to K
 
effect on dN/dt when N is greater than K
 
suvivorship curve
 
cohort
 
Type I curve; example
 
Type II curve; example
 
Type III curve; example
 
costs of reproduction
 
semelparity
 
iteroparity
 
r selection
 
K selection
 
relative parental investment per offspring
 
effects of population density
 
density-dependant effects
 
age-structure diagrams
 
uses of age structure diagrams
 
interpretation of age-distribution diagrams
 
human age-structure diagrams
 
demographic transition