Suppose a population of weevils that experiences logistic growth has an initial size of 1,563 and follows the standard equation for delayed density dependence with a 5-week delay and an intrinsic growth rate of 0.15 per week. If these conditions remain constant and the population is tracked for a long time, what type of population dynamics should it display? (Note: The cutoff r value for dampened oscillations is 0.368, and the cutoff for a stable limit cycle is 1.57.)
A) Exponential growth
B) Logistic growth
C) Dampened oscillations
D) A stable limit cycle

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Suppose a population of weevils that experiences logistic growth has an initial size of 1,563 and follows the standard equation for delayed density dependence with a 5-week delay and an intrinsic growth rate of 0.15 per week. If these conditions remain constant and the population is tracked for a long time, what type of population dynamics should it display? (Note: The cutoff r    value for dampened oscillations is 0.368, and the cutoff for a stable limit cycle is 1.57.)
A) Exponential growth 
B) Logistic growth 
C) Dampened oscillations 
D) A stable limit cycle

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The Answer of Suppose a population of weevils that experiences logistic growth has an initial size of 1,563 and follows the standard equation for delayed density dependence with a 5-week delay and an intrinsic growth rate of 0.15 per week. If these conditions remain constant and the population is tracked for a long time, what type of population dynamics should it display? (Note: The cutoff r    value for dampened oscillations is 0.368, and the cutoff for a stable limit cycle is 1.57.)
A) Exponential growth 
B) Logistic growth 
C) Dampened oscillations 
D) A stable limit cycle

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