a. Based on the number of surviving individuals and the survival rate of individuals in each species, what type of survivorship curve is the best fit for the four species of dinosaur in panel B, and why? b. How does this survivorship curve compare to the curves for human, osprey and alligator shown in panel A?
a. Based on the number of surviving individuals and the survival rate of individuals in each species, what type of survivorship curve is the best fit for the four species of dinosaur in panel B, and why? b. How does this survivorship curve compare to the curves for human, osprey and alligator shown in panel A?
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Transcribed Image Text:4. Here are data from a 2006 Science article by Erickson et al. describing nonavian dinosaur
life tables.
B
1000
100 -
10 -
Human
Elephant
Albertosaur
Osprey
Seal
Thrush
Buffalo
Alligator
Daspletosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Gorgosaurus
Albertosaurus
20
40
60
80
100 0
20
40
60
80
100
% of Lifespan
% of Lifespan
From: Erickson Gregory M., Currie Philip J., Inouye Brian D., & Winn Alice A. (2006). Tyrannosaur Life
Tables: An Example of Nonavian Dinosaur Population Biology. Science, 313(5784), 213-217.
a. Based on the number of surviving individuals and the survival rate of individuals
in each species, what type of survivorship curve is the best fit for the four species
of dinosaur in panel B, and why?
b. How does this survivorship curve compare to the curves for human, osprey and
alligator shown in panel A?
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