If a population of 5,000 zebras is growing logistically and has a carrying capacity of 10,000, what would the per capita rate of increase be if the population grew by 50 zebras in 1 year?

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The per capita rate of increase can be calculated using the formula for logistic growth: r = (1/N) * (dN/dt) / [(K - N)/K], where r is the per capita rate of increase, N is the current population size, dN/dt is the change in population size over time, and K is the carrying capacity. Plugging in the values: r = (1/5000) * (50/1) / [(10000 - 5000)/10000] = 0.02.

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