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In Accordance with Wilson and MacArthur's Theory of Island Biogeography

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In accordance with Wilson and MacArthur's theory of island biogeography, the following equations represent the extinction and immigration rates of species of spiders on a small island. (I = immigration rate of species per year; E = extinction rate of species per year; S = number of species currently on the island.)
I = 3 ? 0.1S
E = 0.2S
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If there are five species on the island, the expected immigration rate is _______ species per year and the expected extinction rate is _______ species per year.


A) 1; 1
B) 1; 3.5
C) 2.5; 1
D) 5; 1.5

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