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  2. r/K selection theory - Wikipedia

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    A 1982 study by Templeton and Johnson showed that in a population of Drosophila mercatorum under K-selection the population actually produced a higher frequency of traits typically associated with r-selection. [37] Several other studies contradicting the predictions of r/K selection theory were also published between 1977 and 1994. [38] [39 ...

  3. Carrying capacity - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the birth rate and the death rate is the natural increase. If the population of a given organism is below the carrying capacity of a given environment, this environment could support a positive natural increase; should it find itself above that threshold the population typically decreases. [16]

  4. Dislocation - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, compressive stress in the direction perpendicular to the half plane promotes positive climb, while tensile stress promotes negative climb. This is one main difference between slip and climb, since slip is caused by only shear stress. One additional difference between dislocation slip and climb is the temperature dependence.

  5. Metapopulation - Wikipedia

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    In fisheries science, the term "sub-population" is equivalent to the metapopulation science term "local population". Most marine examples are provided by relatively sedentary species occupying discrete patches of habitat, with both local recruitment and recruitment from other local populations in the larger metapopulation. Kritzer & Sale have ...

  6. Maximum sustainable yield - Wikipedia

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    Consider a population at harvested at a constant harvest level . If the population falls (due to a bad winter or illegal harvest) this will ease density-dependent population regulation and increase yield, moving the population back to , a stable equilibrium. In this case, a negative feedback loop creates stability.

  7. Single-nucleotide polymorphism - Wikipedia

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    The upper DNA molecule differs from the lower DNA molecule at a single base-pair location (a G/A polymorphism). In genetics and bioinformatics, a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP / s n ɪ p /; plural SNPs / s n ɪ p s /) is a germline substitution of a single nucleotide at a specific position in the genome.

  8. p-value - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the two meanings of "extreme" appear when we consider a sequential hypothesis testing, or optional stopping, for the fairness of the coin. In general, optional stopping changes how p-value is calculated. [29] [30] Suppose we design the experiment as follows: Flip the coin twice. If both comes up heads or tails, end the ...

  9. Statistical mechanics - Wikipedia

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    In physics, statistical mechanics is a mathematical framework that applies statistical methods and probability theory to large assemblies of microscopic entities. Sometimes called statistical physics or statistical thermodynamics, its applications include many problems in the fields of physics, biology, [1] chemistry, neuroscience, [2] computer science, [3] [4] information theory [5] and ...