If R0 were calculated as 0.88 for a population of desert mice,what would this imply?
A) That 12% of the population died.
B) Each generation the population declined by 12%.
C) Each generation is procuring an extra 88% of the population.
D) That 88% of the population has been lost.

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R0 is the reproductive rate of a population, or the number of offspring produced by each individual. An R0 of 0.88 means that each generation, the population is declining by 12%. This does not necessarily mean that 12% of the population died, or that 88% of the population has been lost.

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