Mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) are hunted in eastern North America. McGowan and Otis (1998) reported the following data for two populations of doves in South Carolina: 11eb6eb9_254e_acc5_88e4_c10e2969c6aa_SM1232_00 Calculate the finite rate of population growth for these two dove populations from Equation (14.4), and discuss what management action these results might indicate.

Ecology 6th Edition by Charles Krebs

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0321688149

Ecology 6th Edition by Charles Krebs

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0321688149

Exercise 9

Mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) are hunted in eastern North America. McGowan and Otis (1998) reported the following data for two populations of doves in South Carolina:

Calculate the finite rate of population growth for these two dove populations from Equation (14.4), and discuss what management action these results might indicate.

Explanation

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